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THE DREAM IS OVER

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Simon Marginson traces the rise and decline of California’s landmark 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education—designed by University of California President Clark Kerr to ensure universal access, quality, and public accountability. The volume details how this model became a global benchmark, inspiring systems across the world, including China and East Asia. However, in California, the political and social supports underpinning this democratic vision have eroded: access is weakening, public funding is shrinking, tuition is rising, and the state's universities—once a national leader—now struggle with declining participation and inequitable outcomes. Marginson asks whether the values embedded in Kerr’s vision can be rekindled amidst these challenges

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378.1

Publisher

California : Library of Congress., 2016

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261 page

Language

English

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978–0-520–96620–8

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378

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other

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education

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