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ERIC Number: EJ495379
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Legitimation, Higher Education, and the Post-Colonial State: A Comparative Study of India and Kenya.
Hughes, Rees
Comparative Education, v30 n3 p193-204 1994
Weak states such as India and Kenya may seek to maintain or enhance their legitimacy by expanding access to higher education regardless of manpower needs or scarcity of financial resources. Three common strategies are increasing higher education enrollments, maintaining low fees and high subsidies for postsecondary students, and supporting a meritocratic selection process. (53 references) (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Competitive Selection, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Supply, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Student Costs
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India; Kenya; Legitimacy (of Governments)