A human development and capabilities 'prospective analysis' of global higher education policy

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-501

  Walker, Melanie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Human development; Social justice; University education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955945275     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680931003753257     Document Type: Article

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