1st Edition

Diversity and Choice in Higher Education

By A.G. Watts Copyright 1972
    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1972 Diversity and Choice in Higher Education focuses on the diversity of institutions and the corresponding notion that students should be allowed to choose freely between them, regardless of distance from home. The book includes an exhaustive assessment of relevant research evidence, not only from Britain but also from the United States and other countries. The author examines such topics as the amount of diversity and choice permitted in the higher education systems of different countries, the extent to which the British system is diversified and the way in which students are distributed within it. He also explores certain hypotheses relating to the way pupils make their choice, examines critically the concept of matching students to institutions and discusses alternative models of student distribution.

    Preface and Acknowledgements

    1. A System of Choice

    2. A Diversified System

    3. The Distribution of Students

    4. The Process of Choice

    5. Differential Effects of Different Institutions (Britain)

    6. Differential Effects of Different Institutions (USA)

    7. Matching Students to Institutions

    8. Other Models of Student Distribution

    9. Conclusions

    Appendix: Measures of College Environments

    Bibliography

    Index

    Biography

    A.G. Watts