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Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Expanding Access in Pursuit of Vision 2030

Coates, Chad O.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1329100651

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Higher Education Administration.
The purpose of this study was to gain insight on why private higher education institutions have flourished as key providers of higher education in Jamaica, how these institutions facilitate access to higher education, and to what extent private higher education institutions contribute to the achievement of Jamaica’s national higher education goals. The researcher also examined the extent to which the neo-liberal framework, which supports the notion of education as a tool for economic development, is appropriate for understanding how higher education is unfolding in Jamaica. Although the neo-liberal principles are evident within the Jamaican higher education system the neo-liberal framework alone is insufficient in providing a full understanding of how private higher education is unfolding in Jamaica. The findings of the study suggest that local private higher education institutions in Jamaica serve to challenge the status quo by making higher education accessible to members of the society who have been previously marginalized and underserved by the public higher education system. Local private higher education institutions in Jamaica have emerged in response to excess demand for higher education that the government was unable and unwilling to supply.
Patricia K. Kubow, PhD (Advisor)
Candace Archer, PhD (Committee Member)
Michael D. Coomes, EdD (Committee Member)
Robert DeBard, EdD (Committee Member)
Gary St.C. Oates, PhD (Committee Member)
250 p.
Caribbean Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
Private higher education in Jamaica; Tertiary education in Jamaica; University Council of Jamaica; International higher education; Caribbean higher education; neoliberal; quality assurance in higher education

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  • Coates, C. O. (2012). Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Expanding Access in Pursuit of Vision 2030 [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1329100651

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Coates, Chad. Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Expanding Access in Pursuit of Vision 2030. 2012. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1329100651.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Coates, Chad. "Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Expanding Access in Pursuit of Vision 2030." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1329100651

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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