Transition from elite to mass higher education: an international conference sponsored by the Australian Department of Employment, Education and Training in association with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: conference proceedings 15-18 June 1993, Darling Harbour Sydney, Australia

The shift from elite to mass participation in higher education is a trend which has occurred in many countries throughout the world, including Australia, over the past decade. This conference traced the extend of the shift and examined the major policy implications for higher education systems. The conference papers and presenters include: OECD background paper: higher education: an overview of issues in OECD countries; The transition from elite to mass higher education systems: overview and current issues by Luis Valadares Tavares; Mass higher education: problems and challenges by Gus...  [+] Show more

The shift from elite to mass participation in higher education is a trend which has occurred in many countries throughout the world, including Australia, over the past decade. This conference traced the extend of the shift and examined the major policy implications for higher education systems. The conference papers and presenters include: OECD background paper: higher education: an overview of issues in OECD countries; The transition from elite to mass higher education systems: overview and current issues by Luis Valadares Tavares; Mass higher education: problems and challenges by Gus Guthrie and Bernard Shapiro; Observations on country papers with chair: Lee Ngok; Summary of working groups’ reports to plenary with chair: K. McKinnon; Four panellists: where are we now? where are we going (in terms of policy options) with Ian Chubb, Elaine El-Khawas, Motohisa Kaneko and Karsten Brenner; Conference summary with chair: Paul Hickey.