Overview: First systematic comparative investigation of higher education developments across the BRICS region.Pursues a novel approach by looking, in-depth, to a select number of key dimensions underpinning the.In spite of the increasing attention attributed to the rise in prominence of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, few studies have looked at the ways in which broader social expectations with respect to the role of higher education across the BRICS have changed, or not, in recent years. Our point of departure is that, contrary to the conventional wisdom f
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