Higher Education Admissions Practices: An International Perspective

This book provides a comprehensive guide to resolving challenges in higher education admissions, highlighting common obstacles and offering innovative perspectives on the future. It advocates for a multidisciplinary approach and discusses the need for changes in admissions practices due to shifts in student populations and higher education.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 409 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This comprehensive book offers a valuable guide for addressing the complex challenges associated with higher education admissions, encompassing access, diversity, equity, and other pertinent issues. It provides a global perspective on current admissions practices, highlighting common obstacles and challenges. The chapters delve into decision-making models used in college admissions, detailing the assessments commonly employed and offering innovative insights into the future of admissions. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book identifies the necessary changes in admissions brought about by shifts in student populations and the evolving landscape of higher education. It explores rationales for moving away from traditional assessments and expanding the criteria used to ensure academic success. Through its engaging content, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the current issues, philosophies, and historical circumstances surrounding higher education admissions across the globe, equipping them to contemplate and respond to future possibilities and opportunities.

ISBN-13: 9781108459198