Expanding or Restricting Access to Tertiary Education? A Tale of Two Sectors and Two Countries

Autor/in	Smith, Erica
Titel	Expanding or Restricting Access to Tertiary Education? A Tale of Two Sectors and Two Countries
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 27 (2022) 3, S.500-523 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Smith, Erica)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359 6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2022.2076059
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Higher Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Criticism; Apprenticeships; Trend Analysis; Enrollment Trends; Educational Opportunities; Barriers; Educational Theories; Advocacy; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Educational Finance; Student Financial Aid; News Reporting; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Kritik; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Trendanalyse; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Sozialanwaltschaft; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; News report; Reportage; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper examines responses to the trend for increasing participation in tertiary education, linking developments in higher education with those in apprenticeship systems, in Australia and the United Kingdom. In both sectors, expansion proceeded for several decades, but was robustly criticised in both countries. The expansion of access to these two forms of tertiary education, therefore, was contested and potentially precarious. The paper finds, through analysis of official data, that participation in higher education and in apprenticeship was actually almost static, or fell, in both countries in the 2010s. Yet criticism of expansion continued in media commentary during this decade. The paper both explains and takes issue with the arguments against expansion, which have been influential in both sectors. It discusses some ways forward to understand the phenomenon better, and also the need to address the problems caused by the restriction of opportunities. Comparative analysis between the two sectors has not previously been undertaken. It is argued in the paper that such analysis enriches the theoretical lenses through which expansion of access may be viewed, and that it may suggest avenues for future research, and perhaps, for advocacy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01