Neoliberal Policy in the Higher Education Sector in Bangladesh: Autonomy of Public Universities and the Role of the State

Autor/in	Kabir, Ariful Haq
Titel	Neoliberal Policy in the Higher Education Sector in Bangladesh: Autonomy of Public Universities and the Role of the State
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 8 (2010) 6, S.619-631 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2010.8.6.619
Schlagwörter	Strategic Planning; Higher Education; Colleges; Foreign Countries; Grants; Government Role; Politics of Education; Educational Legislation; Economic Factors; Public Policy; Socioeconomic Influences; Developing Nations; Case Studies; Marketing; Private Colleges; Political Attitudes; Public Colleges; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Ausland; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ökonomischer Faktor; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Privathochschule; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Bangladesch
Abstract	Since the 1990s, enormous changes have been made in the higher education sector in Bangladesh. The government promulgated the Private University Act in 1992, and formulated a 20-year Strategic Plan for Higher Education: 2006-2026 (SPHE). A critical review shows that the objective of the plan is to connect education with market-driven economic forces. This article argues that such a neoliberal policy in the higher education sector will have far-reaching socio-economic consequences in Bangladesh. With a critical investigation of the SPHE, this article explores how the autonomy of public universities is threatened, and how the role of the state is redefined through withdrawing government grants in the higher education sector. By providing three case studies, this article exposes the marketising nature of higher education in contemporary Bangladesh. This article also argues that the resistance against neoliberalism in higher education is another aspect which is organised by different socio-political groups in the higher education institutions. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10