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Choosing between earning and learning: a new report on the experiences of estranged students in higher education

HEPI

Nevertheless, we know that most young people interact with education settings at least until the age of 18, meaning that higher and further education settings can be primary actors in driving change. Education was a significant theme. Through this project we attempted to calculate the number of EYPs in the UK.

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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

The arrival of the ‘alternative provider’ In 1997 the Dearing Report saw diversity in British higher education institutions as an advantage ‘especially in providing for student choice; in programme and pedagogic innovation’ and ‘in the ability of the sector as a whole to meet the wide range of expectations now relevant to higher education’.

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At least some of the enrollment loss is due to misinformation and misconceptions about the relationship between employment and educational attainment. The prevalence of “Help Wanted” signs may have led some people to believe that further education and training may no longer be necessary. Dr. George R.

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years. Courtney Brown of the Lumina Foundation Higher ed leaders can learn what 6,000 current students, 3,000 people who stopped out, and 3,000 more who never enrolled in a U.S. We don’t offer small scholarships or anything like that.

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Report: Student Loan Debt Burdens Limit Wealth Building and Career Choice for HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Borrowers also reported being better positioned to achieve long-term goals like homeownership, pursuing further education or starting a business.”

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Australian TNE looks to India as countries recognise qualifications

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In July 2022, the UK and India agreed an MoU to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications. “This agreement locks in the rules for mutual recognition to access education in both our countries, including the qualifications we provide online and offshore,” Australian minister for Education Jason Clare said. .

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Oxford and Cambridge took note. Reform of their ancient doctorates was called for in any case.