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The Wider Benefits of Higher Education
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October 6, 2015

This research used data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) to assess the effects of higher education on a number of non-economic adult outcomes, with controls in place to take into account earlier family circumstances and earlier educational attainment. Outcomes were mainly assessed at age 33. Control variables spanned the period from 33 back… Read more

Benefits, Higher Education
Perspectives on Higher Education and the Labour Market: review of International Policy Developments
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October 1, 2015

This report explores international policy trends regarding the relationship between higher education and the labour market, reviewed mainly from the governmental perspective. It asks what initiatives, policy instruments and approaches can be identified in other countries which are useful for Dutch higher education policy. The report discusses the issue of education supply and demand on the national… Read more

education policy, Higher Education, Labour market
A report on the North South experience of doctoral training for development in Africa
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October 1, 2015

‘North-South Experiences of Doctoral Training for Development in Africa’ is a study of three models of partnership between Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and higher education institutes in six African countries. The goal of these partnerships is to deliver collaborative doctoral training programmes in global health, natural sciences and economics, to train researchers and build research… Read more

Knowledge transfer, North-South collaboration, partnerships
Access to Higher Education in Brazil
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October 1, 2015

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the Prouni – University for All policy, which has been implemented in Brazil in an effort to increase access of the underprivileged to post-secondary education. In order to provide a better understanding of the problem, three points of interest are initially addressed: income inequality, illiteracy, and a… Read more

education policy, Equity, Higher Education
Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Education
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October 1, 2015

Though most innovative financing mechanisms to date have collected money for global health, there is also scope for innovative financing mechanisms to fund education in developing countries. This paper discusses the mechanisms that may be appropriate for financing different stages of education. Mechanisms that draw funds from the global financial markets are possible at all… Read more

Education funding, Innovation
Intercultural universities in Mexico: progress and difficulties
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October 1, 2015

This paper introduces the problem of the very limited representation of indigenous groups in higher education in Mexico, as well as some of its causes, namely: the poor quality of education received by indigenous populations at earlier educational levels; racism and discrimination which are still prevalent in Mexican society and limit options and opportunities open… Read more

Educational policy, Equity, Higher Education
Intercultural universities in Mexico: identity and inclusion
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October 1, 2015

During the Fox sexenio (2000-2006) the Mexican state embarked on the Intercultural Universities (Universidades Interculturales) for mature and postsecondary students, in state-sponsored attempts to overcome the social and cultural exclusion of indigenous peoples in Latin America. This experiment offered a unique opportunity to explore what is meant by a concept, interculturalidad, which has become steadily more prominent in Latin… Read more

Higher Education, Interculturalism, Mexico
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*Promoting Gender Equity in Higher Education: An Examination of Sustainable Interventions in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
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October 1, 2015

This paper is based on a study that set out to examine sustainable gender equity interventions in selected public universities in Kenya. The study, guided by the feminist critical policy analysis perspective following Bensimon and Marshall (1997), focused on interventions related to access to university education by women, curriculum transformation (inclusion), university environment (climate) and staff… Read more

Gender equity, Higher Education, Kenya
Expansion without equity: An analysis of current policy on access to higher education in Brazil
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October 1, 2015

Access to higher education in Brazil is to a large extent restricted to the higher socio-economic groups. Public universities have limited places and entry is determined by highly competitive exams, thereby excluding those who have not had a high quality secondary education or attended an expensive preparatory course. There has been considerable growth in the… Read more

Access to education, Brazil, Higher Education
Boosting Higher Education in Africa through Shared Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
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October 1, 2015

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have taken the world of higher education by storm. Ubiquitous use of tablets and smartphones, rapid increase of broadband penetration, and the coming-of-college-age of the ‘digital native’ generation have led many top universities to offer some of their courses to a wider audience online, free of charge. Millions of students… Read more

Africa, Higher Education, MOOCs
The Challenge of Establishing World Class Universities
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October 1, 2015

This report, focusing on world-class universities, examines the power of tertiary education for development from the perspective of excellence in research and scholarship at its most competitive levels. The report explores the emerging power of league tables and rankings in driving the tertiary education policy debates worldwide, and how these expand the perceptions of governments and university stakeholders of… Read more

Higher Education, World-class
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