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. Ed(S): Johnstone, D. Bruce; Rosa, Maria J. (Cipes And University Of Aveiro); Vossensteyn, Hans; Teixeira, Pedro N. (Cipes And University Of Porto) - Cost-sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education - 9781402069154 - V9781402069154
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Cost-sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education

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Description for Cost-sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education Paperback. Higher education finances lie at the crossroads in many Western countries. On the one hand, the surging demand of the past three or four decades, driven by a belief in higher education as a principal engine of social and economic advancement, has led to dramatic growth of the higher education systems in these countries. Editor(s): Johnstone, D. Bruce; Rosa, Maria J. (CIPES and University of Aveiro); Vossensteyn, Hans; Teixeira, Pedro N. (CIPES and University of Porto). Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.

Higher education finances lie at the crossroads in many Western countries. Hence, worldwide, the most common approach to the need for increasing revenue was to use some form or forms of cost sharing, or the shift of some of the higher educational per-student costs from governments and taxpayers to parents and students. This raises several important challenges to higher education systems. First, there is the political and social controversy associated with most forms of cost-sharing, particularly with tuition fees. Secondly, there are important issues in terms of the broad context of social policy, such as the role of families and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
Series
Higher Education Dynamics
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402069154
SKU
V9781402069154
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Ref
99-15

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