Factors conditioning accessibility differences of the disadvantaged groups to higher education in various countries

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Aukštasis mokslas; Inkliuzija; Prieinamumas; Socialiai remtinos grupės; Veiksniai, sąlygojantys prieinamumą; Accessibility; Disadvantaged groups; Factorsconditioning accessibility; Higher education; Highereducation; Inclusion.

ENAccessibility to higher education (HE) is the necessary condition while striving not only for the knowledge economy, but also for the knowledge society (Drucker, 2001). It is emphasized in the documents of the international organizations as well (OECD, 2006; UNESCO, 1960, 2015), and is primarily underlined by the European Commission (Eurodyce, 2015). UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960) was the essential world level document, which specified all human rights to education, while seeking to ensure “full and equal opportunities for education for all. The decision of the EU to create the common European HE area (1999) through the Bologna process provided necessary opportunities for underrepresented groups to have an access to HE. [...] The aim of this presentation is to detect factors conditioning accessibility differences of the disadvantaged groups to HE in various countries. Objectives – To substantiate the factors conditioning the accessibility to HE of the disadvantaged groups. – To reveal the factors, which are the reason for the differences of the accessibility to HE of the disadvantaged groups among countries. [Extract, p. 354-355]