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Yes, the cost of university study does deter disadvantaged students

Wonkhe

New research from the Sutton Trust finds a widespread appetite for higher education is dampened by perceptions of the cost of study. The post Yes, the cost of university study does deter disadvantaged students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The cost of participation: perceptions of higher education amongst young, white British males from areas of educational disadvantage

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Neil Raven, Independent educational consultant. The comparatively low rates of higher education (HE) progression amongst young men from white, working class backgrounds has received a significant amount of attention in recent years , including from HEPI.

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Let’s not forget about autistic graduates: Shining a spotlight on the disadvantage experienced by this growing group

HEPI

The omission of careers professionals based in higher education providers means that action based on the review risks overlooking the support needs of autistic students and graduates. Due to this demand, this training will now be offered on a regular basis. These people must not be overlooked by Government policy.

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The Advantage of Disadvantage

Jon Boeckenstedt

It got some good traction on Twitter, although I believe many people are as tired of debating the SAT as I am; it was picked up and posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education morning update (and to my surprise […] Blog posts have half-lives of about 72 hours, and my most recent one is no exception. It

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In the search for jobs, should disadvantaged students behave more like middle-class students … or should the labour market change?

HEPI

Plato around a seminar table this ain’t Wildavsky usefully nails the idea that higher education is contrary to skills-based learning, noting that even the ‘land-grant institutions’ founded in the US over a century ago provide practical experience. Learning begets learning. Many (most?) readers of this blog will be excluded altogether.

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Funding the Higher Education Sector: More funding, with wiser spending

HEPI

To the contrary, the Committee were unequivocal that “the current model for funding higher education is unsustainable”. In a recent piece on this site , Dr Mark Corver presented an alternative model for funding higher education. This sort of thinking is vital for the future sustainability of the higher education sector.

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The Key to Generating More Equitable Results in Higher Education? Uniting the Faculty and Edtech Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point. But funding is only one piece of the puzzle.