Higher education and the achievement (and/or prevention) of equity and social justice |
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| Authors: | John Brennan Rajani Naidoo |
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| Institution: | (1) Centre for Higher Education Research and Information, The Open University, London, UK;(2) School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK |
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| Abstract: | The article examines the theoretical and empirical literature on higher education’s role in relation to social equity and
related notions of citizenship, social justice, social cohesion and meritocracy. It considers both the education and the research
functions of higher education and how these impact upon different sections of society, on who benefits and who loses from
them. Questions for future research on the wider impact of higher education are posed as well as some research questions on
the narrower issue of widening participation. |
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| Keywords: | Meritocracy Widening participation Universities and public good Social reproduction Access to higher education Social inequality |
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