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Fielden, John – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2013
This paper assesses the growing UK private sector in education and questions whether it is, as its supporters suggest, a valuable addition to an already diverse national system. An earlier "Perspectives" paper (Woodfield et al 2011) explored the emerging partnerships between public and private sectors. This follow-up explores the roles…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Sector, Diversity (Institutional), Higher Education
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Woodfield, Steve; Fielden, John; Middlehurst, Robin – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2011
Higher education systems worldwide are currently facing a trio of competing challenges: increasing access and absorbing demand; promoting and safeguarding quality; and reducing and minimising costs to students, taxpayers and other investors. The growth of private (profit and not-for-profit) educational provision worldwide, in addition to other…
Descriptors: Evidence, Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Quality Control