Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South

Autor/inn/en	Kwasi-Agyeman, Fredua; Langa, Patrício Vitorino; Swanzy, Patrick
Titel	Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 12 (2020) 2, S.83-98 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Finance; Public Support; Public Colleges; Access to Education; Foreign Students; Nontraditional Students; Comparative Education; Educational Research; Fees; Expenditures; Distance Education; Enrollment Trends; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Ghana; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsfonds; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Ausgaben; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Globally, the increasing cost of university education, growing student enrolments and weak economic of nations have caused a reduction in public funding for university education. This decline in public funding seems to have increased tuition fees, caused deterioration of infrastructure, thereby affecting student access to university education. In the Global South particularly, Ghana and South Africa, there is the quest for universities to widen access. This is as a result of the perceived association of the activities of universities to socio-economic development. However, funds allocated by these governments to the sector is woefully inadequate. The study reveals that public universities in South Africa and Ghana rely on alternative sources such as fees of international students and non-traditional learners to enhance their fiscal strength but this seems inadequate owing to the financial strain that comes with the growth in domestic student numbers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01