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A Contested Landscape
International perspectives on diversity in mass higher education
Edited by Jim Gallacher and Michael Osborne
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As more countries move towards mass – or even ‘universal’ – systems of higher education, institutions other than traditional universities have an increasingly important part to play in its provision. A contested landscape explores these processes of change, reflecting on the shifting role of these institutions and their distinctive traditions, in countries throughout the world.
The book contains chapters from experts commenting – often critically – on the systems emerging in Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States. Each offers valuable insight into the contribution of institutions from the traditional vocational education and training sectors to the new higher education, and explores the developing links between ‘short-cycle’ higher education and degree level courses.
This collection will be of key importance to those interested in the development of systems of post-compulsory education and training. A contested landscape not only offers an overview of the diversity of provision and providers that constitute current higher education, but also provides a foundation for international comparative analysis.
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Contents
| Introduction | Michael Osborne |
| Australia | Separate post-compulsory education sectors within a
liberal market economy: Interesting models generated by the Australian
anomaly Leesa Wheelahan and Gavin Moodie |
| Canada | Review of further education/higher education links in
Canada Brian Burtch |
| England | Higher education in the learning and skills sector:
England Gareth Parry |
| Germany | Links between vocational education and training (VET) and
higher education: The case of Germany Thomas Deissinger |
| Ireland | The further education system in Ireland Dermot Coughlan |
| New Zealand | New Zealand tertiary education: Patterns and pathways Helen Anderson |
| Scotland | Complementarity or differentiation? The roles of further
education colleges and higher education institutions in Scotland’s higher
education system Jim Gallacher |
| USA | Educational mobility in the USA through the community
college transfer function Barbara S. Bonham |
| Conclusion | The role of short-cycle higher education in the changing
landscape of mass higher education: Issues for consideration Jim Gallacher and Michael Osborne |
| Contributors | |
| Index |
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