English universities in crisis : markets without competition /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK :
Bristol University Press,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES IN CRISIS; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Authors; Preface; 1. Introduction; The higher education market; Some simple arithmetic; Universities and airlines; The hierarchy of airlines and of universities; Principles of a good system; There is no free lunch; The plan of the book; 2. How Did We Get Here?; A Short Note On: The Case for Free Tuition and the Scottish Approach; 3. Markets Without Competition; The problems; The hierarchy of universities; The student; The university; Grade inflation; The pre-Browne system
- The Browne proposal of capped student numbersUncapped student numbers; Restoring competition; 4. Stakeholders and Expenditures; Profit-maximising firms; Non-profit firms; Students as consumers or students as stakeholders; Academics; Research and teaching; The RAE/REF; What do academics want?; How should this be managed?; The governing body, alumni and donors; 5. Expanding Numbers and Maintaining Standards; Maintaining standards in a diverse system; Process or performance; External examiners; The future role of the QAA, NSS and TEF; The NSS; The TEF; The OIA
- Raising quality by lowering the SSRIs the current situation sustainable?; Impact on new academics; A Short Note On: Setting up the OIA; 6. Widening Participation and Student Finance; The contingent-repayment loan scheme; Up-front subsidies; The current system: access agreements with the Office for Fair Access; Applications and admissions; What works; Alternative providers; A Short Note On: The Open University; A Short Note On: The Case for Career Colleges
- The US Model; A note on the author; Introduction; Skills-based careers; Student services: retention and job placement
- Regulation and student tuition fundingThe role of for-profit institutions; 7. Adjusting to the Future; The hierarchy of universities; Restoring competition; QAA, NSS, TEF and all that; Funding; Student fees and loans; Student maintenance; Widening participation; The risk or threat of bankruptcy; Senior management salaries, academic salaries and pensions; Returning the university to the academics and the students; Summary; Notes; Index