Distinct pathways

Tracing the origins and history of private higher education in South Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID12725934
AuthorsGlenda Kru (0000-0002-0946-785X, Human Sciences Research Council, corresponding author), Glenda Kruss
Year2005
Volume3
Issue3
Pages261-279
Publication date2005-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767720500347668
OpenAlexW2030129420
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

In much of the literature on the privatisation of higher education, it appears as both a relatively recent phenomenon, and one that is homogenous in its causes, forms and effects. Drawing on the case of South Africa, this study challenges these assumptions, suggesting that without a sense of the long history of private provision and its interwoven relationship with public higher education in that country, it is difficult to appreciate fully the effects of global and local dynamics. The paper draws on an empirical study conducted in 2001 to provide a historical sweep of private provision prior to 1990, before tracing the origins and history of contemporary cases. The analysis demonstrates that there are four distinct pathways to the establishment of private institutions, related to global pressures towards the marketisation and diversification of higher education. Distinct forms of private providers are shaped by the complex global, national and historical dynamics and relationships with the public higher education sector described

Business · Development economics · Diversification (marketing strategy · Dynamics (music · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Geography · Higher education · Phenomenon · Political science · Private sector · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Learning Practices · Higher Education Research Studies

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