1st Edition

Expansion And Structural Change

By Paul Windolf Copyright 1997
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

As a central institution that ensures equality of opportunity and social justice, the university is the most important channel of social mobility in modern societies. Over the past century, universities have assumed an important role in the political and cultural emancipation of women, minorities, and the lower socioeconomic classes. This expansion in educational institutions was not an isolated... Read more
Preface -- Educational Expansion as Secular Process -- Educational Expansion and Social Background -- The Opposition to Educational Expansion -- Institutional and Social Differentiation in Higher Education -- From Patronage to Meritocracy -- Expansion in Higher Education 1960-1990 -- Cyclical Variations in Higher Education -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Sources -- Appendix II: Enrollment Rates in Higher Education 1850-1992

Biography

Paul Windolf