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Scoping the Duals: Structural Challenges of Combining Further and Higher Education in Post‐Secondary Institutions
Author(s) -
Garrod Neil,
Macfarlane Bruce
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2007.00373.x
Subject(s) - dual polyhedron , dual (grammatical number) , context (archaeology) , unitary state , government (linguistics) , institution , phenomenon , higher education , political science , sociology , public relations , economic growth , business , economics , geography , social science , epistemology , law , mathematics , geometry , philosophy , literature , archaeology , art , linguistics
Dual sector universities (or duals) are a growing international phenomenon that cut across the divide that typically exists in post‐secondary education. Duals combine ‘further’ and ‘higher’ education within a single institution providing enhanced opportunities for student transition between post‐secondary sectors. This paper reports the results of an international survey of duals in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK. The results indicate that duals operate divergent operational models in managing the structural challenges of cross‐sector education characterised as unitary and binary. Many duals contend that state and provincial government regulation militates against the integration of structures, processes and human resources within a dual sector context.