Access and Equity in Higher Education in Antigua and Barbuda

Autor/in	Hewlett-Thomas, Elsie
Titel	Access and Equity in Higher Education in Antigua and Barbuda
Quelle	(2009), (254 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Seton Hall University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1243-6527-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Higher Education; Barriers; Equal Education; Access to Education; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; College Preparation; Government Role; Elementary Secondary Education; Articulation (Education); College Admission; Global Approach; Antigua and Barbuda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Globales Denken; Antigua und Barbuda
Abstract	Across the international higher education spectrum access represents a significant issue. The literature is replete with analyses of access in various higher education systems. Low and inequitable patterns of participation in higher education are particularly prominent in developing countries. This dissertation is a case study of the higher education system of the state of Antigua and Barbuda, former British territories of the Caribbean region. Focusing on the issue of access and equity of access this study addresses the trends related to participation in higher education in this twin-island state of the Caribbean region, and analyzes factors that affect participation in this country. The study explores the role of government and institutional bodies in enhancing the rate and quality of participation in higher education in these territories, and seeks to determine factors affecting the state of preparedness of this country to participate and survive in the modern global social and economic order. The study finds that increased and more equitable rates of participation in higher education would be achieved by strengthening and reorganizing aspects of the primary and secondary education levels. Creating an integrated and carefully articulated higher education system, which caters to a wide cross section of the inhabitants of the twin-island state, and which contains mechanisms for admissions for second chance candidates, would also serve to promote access to and equity in the higher education system of this country. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10