Floods, bottlenecks and backwaters: an analysis of expansion in higher education in Norway.

Autor/in	Aamodt, Per O.
Titel	Floods, bottlenecks and backwaters: an analysis of expansion in higher education in Norway.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 30 (1995) 1, S. 63-80Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 24; Grafiken 5
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1007/BF01384053
Schlagwörter	Hochschulpolitik; Studentenzahl; Hochschulzulassung; Statistik; Hochschule; Kapazität; Norwegen
Abstract	In the early 1990s there are signs of a new development towards universal higher education. This is a very distinct feature at present in Norway. Since 1988 the student population has increased by more than 50%. This article argues that the present pressure on higher education in Norway cannot be understood without taking into consideration both the long-term trends and acute accumulation of pressure at the moment. A demographic model of analyzing changes in the student population and the factors explaining both individual demands and political decisions are discussed. The needs of the labour market for a higher educational level of the workforce and the increasing level of education among the parents may explain the long-term trends in enrolment. A deteriorating labour market forces youth to go straight into higher education. The average age of the new entrants is therefore decreasing, resulting in even more pressure. The increased competition to be admitted results in repeated application to higher education, so that the number of applicants is more than one and a half times the relevant age group... (DIPF/Abstract übernommen)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1997_(CD)