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ERIC Number: EJ363684
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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A Critical Age in the University World: Accumulated Heritage versus Modern Imperatives.
Kerr, Clark
European Journal of Education, v22 n2 p183-93 1987
A discussion of trends in the structure of higher education since 1960 focuses on three modern imperatives: the demands for greater opportunity in the polity, for higher competence in each advanced economy marked by greater competition among nations, and for facilities for lifelong learning. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, College Role, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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