| Título: | Integrating an aging student population into higher education – challenges for evidence-based policy in Europe |
| Autores: | Orr, Dominic; HIS-Institute for Research on Higher Education |
| Fecha: | 2010-12-17 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: | research-article |
| Tema: | No aplica |
| Descripción: | ABSTRACTBoth demographic developments and the need for highly skilled workers have led to renewed efforts to widen access to higher education in Europe. This means looking beyond the traditional clientele of university education in terms of routes into higher education, age, and centrality of studies. Attracting and catering to this more comprehensive group entails rethinking study programs and study environment for a more heterogeneous student body. So where are we now on these issues and where can we expect to be in the next decade? This is a question being raised within the framework of the Europe-wide Bologna Process for higher education reform. On the basis of data sets being used for analysis within this reform program, a comparison of the situation in selected European countries will be presented. It will be shown that some countries are better placed to deal with the growing number of adult learners than others.RÉSUMÉTant l’évolution démographique que le besoin en travailleurs hautement qualifi és ont mené à un regain d’efforts pour accroître l’accès à l’enseignement supérieur en Europe. Cela signifi e qu’il faut voir au-delà de la clientèle traditionnelle des études supérieures en termes de parcours d’études postsecondaires, d’âge et de centralité des études. Attirer, puis servir ce groupe plus polyvalent exige de repenser les programmes et le milieu d’études pour répondre aux besoins d’une population étudiante plus hétérogène. Où en sommes-nous aujourd’hui quant à ces questions et quel chemin pouvons-nous espérer avoir parcouru d’ici dix ans? Nous posons la question dans le cadre du processus de Bologne pour une réforme de l’enseignement supérieur, appliqué à l’échelle européenne. À partir d’ensembles de données employées pour effectuer des analyses à l’intérieur de cette réforme, nous comparerons la situation dans divers pays européens sélectionnés. Nous démontrerons ainsi que certains pays sont mieux organisés que d’autres pour accommoder une population croissante d’apprenants adultes. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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