Scott, Peter, 1946-

The meanings of mass higher education / Peter Scott - Buckingham [England] : Society for Research into Higher Education ; ©1995. - x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index.

Contents
Preface
1 Introduction 1
2 Structure and Institutions 11
Systems and structures 13
Institutions 43
3 State and Society 71
The post-welfare state 72
Control and funding 82
Post-industrialism to post-Fordism 90
Inputs and outputs 107
Theorizing modernity 113
4 Science and Culture 118
Five moments of affinity 119
Intellectual culture 124
Science and technology 140
Teaching and research 154
5 Understanding Mass Higher Education 168
The higher education system 169
The political system 171
Socio-economic change 172
Academic affinities 174
Reflexivity and open intellectual systems 176
Notes 180
Index 190
The Society for Research into Higher Education 197


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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
Educational sociology -- Great Britain
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Great Britain
Higher education and state -- Great Britain
Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Administration
Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies

DC 378.41 / Sco3