The Widening Space of Postsecondary Education

Authors

  • Dirk Van Damme Independent education consultant

Keywords:

Diversification, vocational qualifications, subdegree qualifications, further education, integrated postsecondary landscape

Abstract

Massification of postsecondary education participation has been predominantly met by expanding higher education institutions. But the risk of over-schooling and the demand for increasingly diversified skills now require postsecondary education systems to expand vocational and subdegree programs. At the same time, bridging the divide between the higher and further education subsectors will lead to a more integrated but diversified postsecondary landscape.

 

 

Author Biography

Dirk Van Damme, Independent education consultant

Dirk van Damme is an independent education consultant and the former head of the Center for Educational Research and Innovation at the OECD, Paris, France. Email: dirk@dirkvandammeedu.net.

 

 

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Published

2023-04-17

How to Cite

Van Damme, D. (2023). The Widening Space of Postsecondary Education. International Higher Education, (114), 3–5. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16411

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No. 114 (2023): Spring Issue

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