Higher Education as an Instrument of Social Integration in Tanzania: Challenges and Prospects

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mkude
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Higher Education Participation ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Support Programmes ◽  
The Relationship

In developing countries, higher education is a powerful instrument for social mobility and economic prosperity. An in-depth study of the relationship between higher education and certain equity issues has revealed that in Ghana and Tanzania there is inadequate effort to widen higher education participation to include traditionally disadvantaged groups. The article argues that provided they have strong and visionary leadership, universities can spearhead efforts to make higher education accessible to such disadvantaged groups through the judicious use of their admissions and selection criteria, and the mounting of special make-up and support programmes.

Higher education participation in “high-income” universal higher education systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewan Wright ◽  
Hugo Horta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High Income ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mass Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Participation ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

Purpose Global participation in higher education has expanded greatly since the late twentieth century. The implications for the cultural, social, and economic fabric of societies have been substantial. To explain transitions from elite to mass higher education systems, theoretical insights from Technical-functionalism, Neo-institutionalism, World Academic System, and Credentialism perspectives have been put forward. It is the contention of this paper that there are emerging and complementary factors driving steadily growing participation in “high-income” universal higher education systems. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach With reference to Ulrich Beck’s concept of the “risk society”, it is discussed how higher education participation is increasingly a response by young people (and their families) seeking to mitigate heightened instability in work and employment under a “risk regime”. Publicly available data from national and supra-national organisations are used to evidence trends and support the arguments put forward by this paper. Findings Participation is perceived as quasi-compulsory to “survive” amid concern that those without higher education attainment are being “left behind” in modern labour markets. This environment has contributed to more students from more diverse backgrounds viewing higher education as the only viable option to secure a livelihood regardless of rising private costs of participation and rising uncertainty over graduate employment outcomes. The expansion of higher education has therefore potentially developed a self-perpetuating dynamic as the perceived cost of non-participation escalates. Originality/value It is shown that to better understand higher education participation in “high-income” countries with universal higher education systems, one needs to consider the conceptual idea of “survivalism”, that underlines risk and the vulnerabilities of modern societies.

Comparative Data on High Participation Systems

2018 ◽  
pp. 39-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Clancy ◽  
Simon Marginson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Data ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
High Participation ◽  
Higher Education Participation ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Participation In Higher Education ◽  
Participation Index

This chapter provides and discusses existing comparative data on higher education participation between various countries. The chapter starts with a review of the principal measures of participation, noting an inevitable tradeoff between optimum statistical measures and what is feasible given data limitations. After surveying participation in higher education in all countries, and noting that almost three-quarters have achieved enrolment ratios of at least 15 per cent, the chapter provides more detailed comparisons of the OECD member countries. The chapter proposes a composite Higher Education Participation Index which combines enrolment and output measures.

scholarly journals Roma women’s higher education participation: whose responsibility?

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 811-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamsin Hinton-Smith ◽  
Emily Danvers ◽  
Tanja Jovanovic
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Participation ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Women's Higher Education

Higher Education Participation in the Nordic Countries 1985–2010—A Comparative Perspective

2016 ◽  
pp. jcw051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens-Peter Thomsen ◽  
Emil Bertilsson ◽  
Tobias Dalberg ◽  
Juha Hedman ◽  
Håvard Helland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Higher Education Participation ◽  
Education Participation
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