Access and Expansion Post-Massification: Opportunities and Barriers to Further Growth in Higher Education Participation

1. Introduction: the nature of massification, Ben Jongbloed and Hans Vossensteyn, Netherlands 2. The route to higher education, Petr Mateju, Czech Republic 3. Access and equity: the position of disadvantaged social groups, Gareth Parry, UK 4. Lifelong learning: trends and policies 5. New suppliers of higher education, Dominik Antonowicz, Poland 6. New funding approaches, Caroline Hoxby. US 7. New modes of delivery: the potential of part-time education, Claire Callendar, UK 8. Tuition fees and student loans, Ian Dobson, Australia 9. Effectiveness of student financial aid, Ross Finnie & Alex Usher, Canada 10. Student guidance and student selection, Ellen Hazelkorn, Ireland 11. New philosophies of massification: examples from Asia, Ka-Ho Mok, Hong Kong 12. The non-university sector, Bill Zumeta, US 13. Conclusions: back to the future, Ben Jongbloed and Hans Vossensteyn