The Access Dilemma Revisited: Exploring the (Missing) Links Between Governmental Policy, University Strategies and Civil Society

Abstract

Access to higher education (HE) has been on the global policy agenda for decades. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are inherently biased toward serving the needs and expectations of the middle classes, to the detriment of more disadvantaged groups. This creates a significant dilemma in democratic contexts, as in the country of this study: Indonesia. This chapter focuses on the (missing) link between actors who have the potential to influence the development of the sector, consisting of; government, HEIs, industry, and local stakeholders. Evidence based on the data suggests that there is a missing link on how influential the different actors in civil society are regarding developing and implementing policies, and how this is affecting widening participation in HE.

Citation

Berg, L.N. and Pinheiro, R. (2020), "The Access Dilemma Revisited: Exploring the (Missing) Links Between Governmental Policy, University Strategies and Civil Society", Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P. and Mahoney, C. (Ed.) University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000023013