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The article examines the relationship between higher education and the public good in France. It draws on interviews conducted with staff across four French universities as part of a larger international comparative project. We argue that the ‘Republican model’ is strongly underpinned by the notion of ‘public service’ which is itself guided by the idea of ‘general interest’. The state is understood as playing a central role in the provision of the public service of higher education, guaranteeing fundamental research is funded and that all students, including the underprivileged, are catered for. At the same time, the state drives neoliberal reforms that threaten the model itself. We examine three recent reforms: Parcoursup, Bienvenue en France and the Loi de Programmation Recherche in light of these findings.
文章探讨了法国高等教育与公益之间的关系。作为一项大型国际比较项目的一部分，文章对四所法国大学的教职员工进行了访谈。我们认为，"共和模式 "以 "公共服务 "的概念为基础，而 "公共服务 "本身又以 "普遍利益 "的理念为指导。国家被理解为在提供高等教育公共服务方面发挥着核心作用，保证基础研究得到资助，并照顾到包括贫困学生在内的所有学生。与此同时，国家推动的新自由主义改革也威胁着高等教育模式本身。我们研究了最近的三项改革：根据这些研究结果，我们研究了最近的三项改革：Parcoursup、Bienvenue en France 和 Loi de Programmation Recherche。
期刊介绍：
Higher Education is recognised as the leading international journal of Higher Education studies, publishing twelve separate numbers each year. Since its establishment in 1972, Higher Education has followed educational developments throughout the world in universities, polytechnics, colleges, and vocational and education institutions. It has actively endeavoured to report on developments in both public and private Higher Education sectors. Contributions have come from leading scholars from different countries while articles have tackled the problems of teachers as well as students, and of planners as well as administrators.
While each Higher Education system has its own distinctive features, common problems and issues are shared internationally by researchers, teachers and institutional leaders. Higher Education offers opportunities for exchange of research results, experience and insights, and provides a forum for ongoing discussion between experts.
Higher Education publishes authoritative overview articles, comparative studies and analyses of particular problems or issues. All contributions are peer reviewed.
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