TY - JOUR
T1 - Higher education access, participation and progression
T2 - Inequalities of opportunity
AU - Nairz-Wirth, Erna
AU - O'Shea, Sarah
AU - Lessky, Franziska
N1 - Includes bibliographical references
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Globally, access to higher education has reached unprecedented levels with almost a third of school-leavers worldwide attending university; attendance patterns are predicted to increase (Calderon, 2018), despite the current health crisis (Hillman, 2020; Norton, 2020). Universally, countries are now experiencing severely contracted economies and growing unemployment rates, which means that many individuals are looking to higher education as the “route out” even when universities themselves are experiencing crippling disruptions, job losses and lost revenue. Both internationally and in European education policy, widening participation in higher education is regarded as a key driver of social mobility, economic growth and democratic stability (The Bologna Process & European Higher Education Area, 2015). However, as the 21st century progresses, questions are beginning to be asked about the value to democracies, economies and individuals in continuing to focus on increasing participation in university higher education.
AB - Globally, access to higher education has reached unprecedented levels with almost a third of school-leavers worldwide attending university; attendance patterns are predicted to increase (Calderon, 2018), despite the current health crisis (Hillman, 2020; Norton, 2020). Universally, countries are now experiencing severely contracted economies and growing unemployment rates, which means that many individuals are looking to higher education as the “route out” even when universities themselves are experiencing crippling disruptions, job losses and lost revenue. Both internationally and in European education policy, widening participation in higher education is regarded as a key driver of social mobility, economic growth and democratic stability (The Bologna Process & European Higher Education Area, 2015). However, as the 21st century progresses, questions are beginning to be asked about the value to democracies, economies and individuals in continuing to focus on increasing participation in university higher education.
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U2 - 10.1111/ejed.12441
DO - 10.1111/ejed.12441
M3 - Editorial
SN - 1465-3435
VL - 56
SP - 3
EP - 8
JO - European Journal of Education: research, development and policies
JF - European Journal of Education: research, development and policies
IS - 1
ER -