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Access to Higher Education: the French case
2015
Ce rapport a été réalisé dans le cadre d’un projet comparatif européen sur l’accès à l’enseignement supérieur, et présenté lors de la conférence de clôture de ce projet à Athènes le 22/11/2014.; In this report designed for a European audience, and conceived within a project focused on access to higher education (HE), the first part recalls the principles that shape the present organization of the French system. Then, the present frame in which HE issues are nested is described (especially the evolution of the population eligible). In a third part, the report focuses upon the main problems one may consider about the functioning of access to HE (especially, the difficulty to regulate students…
Access to Higher Education: An Instrument for Fair Societies?
2019
Access to higher education (HE) has a long history. To offer a view on the current debates and worldwide issues regarding access to HE, this editorial depicts how the control of educational access has historically been used as an instrument of governance at the interface of two processes: social stratification and the territorialisation of politics. Access to HE has remained embedded in these large structural processes even though HE has expanded from a highly elitist institution into mass education systems with equity of educational opportunities having become a desirable goal across societies. Analysing these processes helps understand the complex mechanisms producing inequalities in HE t…
As Capable as Other Students: Tanzanian Women with Disabilities in Higher Education
2015
Globally, persons with disabilities are underrepresented in higher education. In sub-Saharan Africa, where opportunities for higher education are especially limited, women are unlikely to continue their education. This research investigates women in Tanzanian higher education with the double marginalisation of being a woman and having disabilities. The women were interviewed on what factors enabled access and participation for their educational success. A thematic analysis of qualitative data was applied. All of the women interviewed were motivated to complete their degrees. Key enabling factors were encouragement from their families and previous teachers, full participation in student life…