Widening access to higher education: changing demographics, overcoming old barriers and the role of lifelong learning
Slowey, Maria and Schuetze, Hans G.
(2023)
Widening access to higher education: changing demographics, overcoming old barriers and the role of lifelong learning.
In: Parry, Gareth, Osborne, MichaelORCID: 0000-0002-1609-385X and Scott, PeterORCID: 0000-0002-3218-2051, (eds.)
Access, Lifelong Learning and Education for All.
Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (PSAELL)
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Palgrave Mcmillan, London, pp. 105-130.
ISBN 978-3-031-12341-2
A historic and rapid shift in the demography of many nations, marked by significant immigration, mostly to Western economies, caused in part by the search for jobs as well as attempts to escape war, poverty, and dysfunctional societies. In many parts of the world, largely homogeneous nations and regions (or ones perceived as such) faced the increasing reality of a more diverse population, often with very different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.