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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ776960
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
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American and British Higher Education: Common Problems, Common Responses
Alderman, Geoffrey; Brown, Roger
College and University, v82 n3 p19-24 2007
The governments of the USA and the UK have identified similar challenges facing their higher education sectors. Both governments believe in the centrality of market forces in meeting higher education demand, with government and academia playing subordinate roles. The public purposes of higher education must be restated if the potentially negative consequences of this scenario are to be avoided.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Socioeconomic Status, Education Work Relationship, Educational Status Comparison, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Government Role, Research Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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