The Meanings of Mass Higher Education

Download or read book The Meanings of Mass Higher Education written by Peter Scott and published by Open University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the transformation of the elite British university system into an open post-secondary education opportunity for people besides the privileged, and generalizes to develop theoretical perspectives. Traces the development of higher education and specific institutions; the political, social, and economic context in which they are evolving; the relationship of the mass university to a post-industrial society and post-Fordist economy; and links between massification and wider currents in intellectual and scientific culture. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR