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Providing Equity of Access to Higher Education in Indonesia: A Policy Evaluation

open access: diamondIndonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education (IJOLAE), 2021
In the last decade, Indonesia has worked towards expanding access to higher education, but the enrolment of the poor remains negligible with the majority of students in the country’s leading public universities still coming from Indonesia’s wealthiest ...
Ihsan Fadhil, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
doaj   +4 more sources

Three dimensions of equity of access to higher education [PDF]

open access: yesCompare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
Concerns over equity of access to higher education are widespread, but there is significant disagreement over what should constitute a fair system. This article assesses diverse conceptualisations of equity and explores the ways in which they embody themselves in the policies of three systems, those of England, Brazil and Kenya.
McCowan, T
core   +6 more sources

Exploring Access and Equity in Malaysia’s Private Higher Education [PDF]

open access: greenSSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
Private higher education institutions (PrHEIs) are utilized to complement public provision due to financial constraints faced in public provision. However, increasing private provision has raised interesting questions as to who gets educated in these PrHEIs.
Tham Siew Yean
core   +7 more sources

Analysis of Access and Equity in Higher Education System in Vietnam

open access: bronzeVNU Journal of Science: Policy and Management Studies, 2018
The higher education system in Vietnam has expanded rapidly during the past two decades. Yet, the equity in terms of access to higher education in the country is understudied. This paper is an attempt to look at Vietnam’s current higher education system in terms of access and equity.
Linh Vu Hoang, Thùy Anh Nguyễn
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Equity of access to higher education in the context of South–South cooperation in Latin America: a pluri-scalar analysis [PDF]

open access: greenHigher Education, 2016
This article draws from an education governance approach to conduct a pluriscalar analysis of equity of access to tertiary education in the context of South–South cooperation.
Thomas Muhr
core   +6 more sources

Women and higher education: Access, equity, and opportunities for women in the workplace

open access: goldSouth African Journal of Higher Education
Women in corporate sectors across South Africa are not adequately represented. Despite the influx of women in the workforce, they are still experiencing challenges in leadership positions compared to their male counterparts. Thus, the gender gap has caused most women to put extra effort into building their careers through personal efforts ‒ mentorship,
A.G Dosunmu, Mpho Dichaba
semanticscholar   +6 more sources

Student access to higher education through alternative pathways and differences by equity group and discipline [PDF]

open access: hybridJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023
Widening participation in higher education for under-represented groups is a priority internationally. In Australia, the most common entry pathway for domestic undergraduate students is by obtaining an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in the ...
Denise Jackson, Ian Li, David Carroll
openalex   +2 more sources

Determining factors of access and equity in higher education: A systematic review

open access: yesEquity in Education & Society, 2022
This literature review study aims to provide an overview of influencing factors of access to and equity in higher education. In this way, the research offers insight into specific factors that support or hinder access and equity, respectively.
Mega Wanti   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Access and equity for students with disabilities in Colombian higher education

open access: diamondEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2022
Efforts to increase access to higher education in Colombia have resulted in increased enrollment across the country and an expansion of the postsecondary education sector.
Adalia Vidarte   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Participation in Higher Education: Equity and Access?* [PDF]

open access: bronzeEconomic Record, 2005
The conventional wisdom in Australia is that policy aimed at reducing imbalances in the representation of different socioeconomic classes in the tertiary sector should be aimed at encouraging completion of high school. The analyses in this paper suggest, however, that most of the differences in the socioeconomic mix of tertiary students are due to ...
Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller
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