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Paying the price of expansion: Why more for undergraduates in England means less for everyone

Carasso, H; Locke, W; (2015) Paying the price of expansion: Why more for undergraduates in England means less for everyone. In: Dimensions of Marketisation in Higher Education. (pp. 26-37). Routledge: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the arguments that policy-makers used to justify the significant changes to fees and financial support for UK and European Union (EU) undergraduates at universities in England that were introduced in 1998, 2006 and 2012. While budgetary considerations have inevitably played their part in the incremental increase in maximum full-time undergraduate fees in England from zero in 1997/98 to 9,000 rupees in 2012/13, politicians have also argued that it is right in principle for students to contribute to the cost of their education. The introduction of a student contribution to fees in 1998 marked a significant shift in the principles behind the funding of studying for an undergraduate degree at English universities. The Report of the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance chaired by Lord Browne was a very different exercise from previous reviews of higher education, being largely geared towards assisting the Coalition Government in reducing public expenditure at least in accounting terms.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Paying the price of expansion: Why more for undergraduates in England means less for everyone
ISBN-13: 9781138845121
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4324/9781315728339
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315728339
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138750
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