Democratizing Higher Education International Comparative Perspectives [Hardcover]

Higher education systems around the world are undergoing fundamental change and reform due to external pressuresincluding internationalization of higher education, increased international competition for students, less reliance on public funding, and calls to create greater access opportunities for citizens. How are higher education systems evolving structurally as a result of these and other pressures? In light of these changes, how can higher education be a positive force for democratizing societies?

This book examines the emerging trends taking place in higher education systems around the world, focusing on the most salient political and social forces that underlie these trends. Each chapter provides a case study of a country, exploring its cultural and political history, the political and social developments that have affected its higher education system, and the result of these changes on the higher education system. In a fast-changing, knowledge-intensive, democratic society, Democratizing Higher Educationexplores how higher education systems can be developed to provide access, affordability, participation, and quality life-long learning for all.

Foreword by Nel Noddings

Preface by Patrick Blessinger and John P. Anchan

1 An Introduction to Democratizing Higher Education

John P. Anchan

2 Democratizing Higher Education in the United States: A Legacy of Democratic Learning

3 Democratizing Higher Education in Canada: Quality and Educational Development

4 Democratization in European Higher Education: The Past, Present, and Future of the Bologna Process

5 South Europe Higher Education: Portugal and Its Peripheral Regions