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De-Privatization in Higher Education: A Conceptual Approach

Authors :
Kwiek, Marek
Source :
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research. Aug 2017 74(2):259-281.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This paper seeks to conceptualize the processes of de-privatization in higher education. Trends of de-privatization (and contraction in enrolments) are highly interesting because they go against global trends of privatization (and educational expansion). De-privatization means a decreasing role for the private component in the changing public--private dynamics. The paper studies its two dimensions (funding and provision) and distinguishes between seven potential empirical organizational/geographical levels of analysis. Empirically, the paper draws from data from Central Europe. The traditional dichotomous pairing of the public and the private is shown to still be useful in specific empirical contexts, despite it becoming blurred globally. Major approaches to privatization in higher education over the last two decades are rethought and redirected toward de-privatization. An empirically informed notion of de-privatization is being developed and its usefulness is briefly tested.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0018-1560
Volume :
74
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1146376
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0047-3