Patterns And Policies In Higher Education
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At the crossroads of ambition and access, Patterns and Policies in Higher Education presents a rigorous and timely examination of the British higher education system at a pivotal moment in its evolution. A collaborative work by five distinguished scholars — George Brosan, Charles Carter, Richard Layard, Peter Venables, and Gareth Williams — the book scrutinises the structural divisions and policy frameworks that govern universities, polytechnics, and colleges of technology, arguing that the architecture of opportunity is inseparable from the politics of education. With clarity and intellectual force, it maps the fault lines between elite academic institutions and the broader, more vocational sectors of tertiary education, illustrating how systemic inequalities are embedded in institutional design itself. Published as part of the prestigious Penguin Education Special series, this work carries the authoritative weight of a policy document while remaining accessible to the engaged general reader. The authors bring together perspectives from economics, sociology, and educational theory to present a multifaceted critique of a system stretched between tradition and the demands of a rapidly modernising society. Their collective analysis challenges readers to ask not merely who attends higher education, but who shapes it — and in whose interests it truly operates.
Author: George Brosan, Charles Carter, Richard Layard, Peter Venables, Gareth Williams
Format: Paperback
Genre: Education theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of ambition and access, Patterns and Policies in Higher Education presents a rigorous and timely examination of the British higher education system at a pivotal moment in its evolution. A collaborative work by five distinguished scholars — George Brosan, Charles Carter, Richard Layard, Peter Venables, and Gareth Williams — the book scrutinises the structural divisions and policy frameworks that govern universities, polytechnics, and colleges of technology, arguing that the architecture of opportunity is inseparable from the politics of education. With clarity and intellectual force, it maps the fault lines between elite academic institutions and the broader, more vocational sectors of tertiary education, illustrating how systemic inequalities are embedded in institutional design itself. Published as part of the prestigious Penguin Education Special series, this work carries the authoritative weight of a policy document while remaining accessible to the engaged general reader. The authors bring together perspectives from economics, sociology, and educational theory to present a multifaceted critique of a system stretched between tradition and the demands of a rapidly modernising society. Their collective analysis challenges readers to ask not merely who attends higher education, but who shapes it — and in whose interests it truly operates.