But as access to higher education increased, the functions of these universities began to change. Instead of only serving to train elites for leadership roles, they began also to prepare the general public for careers.
但隨著高等教育逐漸擴充、普及後，西方大學的功能已有了轉變，不再只是培育社會領導階層的菁英，同時也要涵蓋一般社會大眾的職業準備。