Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book is the first systematic attempt to analyse the growth of mass higher education in a specifically British context, while seeking to develop more theoretical perspectives on this transformation of elite university systems into open post-secondary education systems. It is divided into three main sections. The first examines the evolution of British higher education and the development of universities and other institutions. The second explores the political, social and economic context within which mass systems are developing. What are the links between post-industrial society, a post-Fordist economy and the mass university? The third section discusses the links between massification and wider currents in intellectual and scientific culture.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education, Higher-- Aims and objectives-- Great Britain.
Education, Higher-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.
Education, Higher, Cross-cultural studies.
Educational sociology-- Great Britain.
Higher education and state-- Great Britain.
Universities and colleges-- Great Britain-- Administration.