Beyond Mass Higher Education

Nearly thirty years ago, the American Educationalist Martin Trow wrote about patterns in higher education moving from an 'elite' system, through a 'mass' system to a 'universal' system. As a result of governmental reforms in the last ten years, higher education in the UK has passed from the elite to the mass system. Under current policy, English and Welsh eductaion is now moving to the 'universal' category - and this has already been achieved in Scotland. Despite this move to universal higher education, there is still no clear strategy and no clear picture of what the system of provision will look like.This volume looks forward to the next decade of higher education, and identifies strategic issues that need to be tackled at institutional and management levels. The book considers how far the higher eductaion system has adapted to repond to the requirements of a mass and universal system, rather than struggling to sustain an elite system with mass participation. Contributors: John Brennan, Centre for HE Research and Information; Grainne Conole, University of Southampton; Stephen Court, AUT; Jim Gallacher, Glasgow Caledonian University; Peter Knight, The Open University; Carole Leathwood, London Metropolitan University; Brenda Little, Open University; Lisa Lucas, University of Bristol; Ian McNay, University of Greenwich; Robin Middlehurst, University of Surrey; Bob Osborne, University of Ulster; Richard Pearson, Institute for Employment Studies; Wendy Saunderson, University of Ulster; Michael Shattock, Institute of Education, London; Celia Whitchurch, King's College London; Mantz Yorke, Liverpool John Moores University.