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A solution for the issues in higher education or in fact the problem? Dileepa Witharana and Ruvan Weeransinghe
Seminar on the Future of Higher Education in Sri Lanka 7th January 2012 University of Colombo
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A discussion on higher education reforms or the current trends in the education sector Placing the proposed private university and quality assurance bill within the model of higher education reforms A discussion on the argument justifying private universities and the assumptions behind it A discussion on the possibility of achieving the broad objectives of higher education through private universities?
Re-definition of the role of universities to be in line with market logic Trends in higher education
Bill
Creating opportunities for university education for those who have passed A/Ls but are unable to enter Sri Lankan universities as a result of the restricted places available in the state university system
Can the broad objectives of higher education be achieved through private universities?
Objectives of higher education Create ability to make sense of the world Produce active partners to engage in the socio-politicaleconomic processes Produce agents of positive social change Create active partners who contribute to social justice Objectives of private capital
Maximizing profits