A Compact for Higher Education

Abstract

Part I The idea of a compact: realizing a compact for higher education British higher education - compacts or contracts?. Part II The political economy of a compact: quality assurance - champion or servant of the Dearing compact? regulating the masses - quality and equality in higher education a compact for higher education - a case study of the Thames gateway understanding today and shaping tomorrow - the proper role of university research in the social sciences, but under siege-towards a compact for social sciences research the virtual university. Part III Towards a compact for inclusivity: what kind of place is this? cultures of learning, student identities, and the process of disqualification in British higher education equality, inclusion and higher education (HE) for students with disabilities still on the margins - towards a compact between higher education and the lower socioeconomic constituencies in Britain. Part IV Contributions towards a compact - perspectives from the consumers: prospects for a compact with the learning and skills council students learn to adapt the rise of the student-worker higher education - strategy and perspectives, the contribution of the National Association of Teacher in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) to a compact higher education in the knowledge age.