Equity Policies in Global Higher Education
Tavares, Orlanda / Amaral, Alberto / Sin, Cristina / Sá, Carla
This book discusses and analyses global policies and practices aimed at promoting equity in higher education participation and attainment. Although the massification of higher education systems has facilitated the participation of students from deprived backgrounds, socioeconomic inequalities persist in access to the most prestigious institutions and programmes. Privileged students benefit from a number of advantages in the competition for sel...