Fair access to higher education and discourses of development: a policy analysis from Indonesia |
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Authors: | Elisa Brewis |
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Institution: | Department of Education, Practice and Society, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between fair access policies and discourses of development through a policy analysis of higher education reform in post-authoritarian Indonesia (1998–present). The method was document analysis of five laws/regulations, using the criteria of accessibility, availability, and horizontality to identify the extent of fair access for students from (1) lower socioeconomic backgrounds and (2) under-developed regions of the archipelago. The analysis demonstrates how neoliberal, human capital, inclusive development and Pancasila discourses have been called upon in the making and un-making of a higher education market, with ultimately favourable outcomes for the fair access agenda. |
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Keywords: | Higher education pro-poor development education policy analysis Southeast Asia |
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