Index

Higher Education Funding and Access in International Perspective

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(2018), "Index", Riddell, S., Minty, S., Weedon, E. and Whittaker, S. (Ed.) Higher Education Funding and Access in International Perspective (Great Debates in Higher Education), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78754-651-620181014

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INDEX

Abitur
, 167, 168

Accreditation of prior learning
, 154, 157

Admission test
, 131

Admissions to Higher Education Review
, 73

Adult education
, 153, 157, 186–187

provision
, 144

at upper secondary level
, 156

Akademikersteuer. See Graduate taxes

American model of financial aid
, 200

Anti-globalist movements
, 190–191

Anxiety
, 212

debt
, 212

graduate labour market
, 91–92

Aptitude tests
, 245

Articulation arrangements
, 111

Audit society
, 62

Australian Government
, 224, 226, 228, 229, 234–235

Australian HE, student tuition fees in
, 225

income-contingent loans
, 232–235

personal troubles
, 223–225

tuition fees as public issue
, 229–232

Australian Labor Government
, 231

Bachelor-Master-courses
, 168

‘Back-to-school’ injunctions
, 193

Balancing supply and demand in Ireland

funding regime and student support
, 122–127

HE access
, 127–131

policy debates
, 134–137

proportion of undergraduate students
, 126

structure of Irish higher education
, 121–122

trends in HE participation
, 131–134

Balancing work and study
, 217–218

Berufsschule
, 167, 168

Bildungsexpansion
, 164

Bildungsgutschein. See Education coupons

BME students
, 107, 109, 110

Bologna Process
, 151, 164

Brandon
, 213–214, 217

Budget constraints
, 110

Bund
, 165, 173

Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (BAföG)
, 172, 173

Bundesländer
, 165, 171

Bundesverfassungsgericht. See Federal Constitutional Court

Bursaries
, 6, 40–41, 90, 94, 95, 145, 181, 191

Cassells Report
, 135, 136

Central Applications Office (CAO)
, 129

Cherry-picking
, 72–74

Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
, 171, 179

Christian Social Union (CSU)
, 172, 179

Classism
, 171

Collège d’Enseignement Général et Professionel (CEGEP)
, 187–188

Commission on Widening Access
, 65

Commonwealth Government of Australia. See Australian Government

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)
, 231

Consumerism
, 247

Convergence, international patterns of
, 249–250

Cooperative federalism
, 165

Crisis in funding
, 135

Cross-border movers

characteristics
, 103–107

fee differences
, 108–110

policies affecting
, 100–101, 108, 112–114

widening participation
, 110–112

Cultural capital
, 49, 55, 94

Darlehenfonds. See Student loans

Deferred payment scheme
, 233

Den Öppna Högskolan document (2001)
, 149

Department of Education
, 200, 204

Deutsches Studentenwerk. See German Student Service

Developed World, higher education

cost of higher education
, 241–242

globalisation and higher education
, 242–244

international patterns of convergence and divergence
, 249–250

power struggles between governments and universities
, 244–247

student activism
, 247–249

Devolved administrations (DAs)
, 102, 108

Die Grünen. See Green Party

Die Linke. See Left, The

Diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP)
, 187

Diplôme d’études secondaires (DES)
, 187

Disability Access Route to Education scheme (DARE scheme)
, 130

Divergence, international patterns of
, 249–250

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
, 44, 70

Economic capital
, 199

and student experience
, 208–213

Economic crash (2008)
, 242–243

Economic divide
, 214–216

Education coupons
, 172

‘England and Wales’ sector
, 109

Entry routes
, 154–158

Equal Status Survey
, 133

Equality of opportunity
, 226

Equity credentials of income-contingent loans
, 232–235

Ethos and methods of New Public Management
, 62–63

European context, Sweden in
, 151–153

European University Association
, 244

Fachhochschulreife
, 167, 168

Family case studies
, 44, 46–48

Family context
, 42–44

Family stories
, 48–53

Federal Aid Program
, 200

Federal Constitutional Court
, 171

Federal Government of Australia. See Australian Government

Federal Office of Statistics
, 173, 175

Federal Student Aid
, 200, 201–204

FEE-HELP
, 231

Fee(s)
, 101

differences
, 108–110

and number control policies
, 101–102

Financial support, cost and types of
, 205–207

Financial/financing
, 228

guilt
, 208

hardship
, 90–91

plans
, 88

savings during study
, 87–88

stability and security
, 92

Foster accountability
, 62–63

Free Fees Initiative
, 123

Free public education
, 186

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
, 191

Free tuition
, 5, 33, 39, 55, 209, 248–249

Full-time postgraduate study
, 88, 89

Fully state-funded system
, 135

Funding

models
, 20

regime
, 122–127

structure
, 200

systems
, 171–172

Further education (FE)
, 40, 128

Gaming
, 72–74

Gender Action Plan
, 65–66

German education

catastrophe
, 169

system
, 165

German Student Service
, 166–167

Germany, policies and outcomes in
, 163

academic background of students
, 175

education system and access to higher education
, 165–169

funding for less advantaged students
, 172–174

number of students and gender differences
, 166

reducing or reinforcing social inequality
, 174–175

student fees and funding systems
, 171–172

widening participation
, 169–171

Global financial crisis (2008)
, 81–82

Globalisation
, 242

and higher education
, 242–244

positive feature
, 249

Government(s)
, 112

budget reductions
, 112

government and universities
, 244–247

Graduate(s)
, 85

employment
, 88

high levels of anxiety about entering graduate labour market
, 91–92

perspectives across 2014 and 2015 sample
, 85–86

premium
, 82

success
, 82

taxes
, 172

Graduating students

experiencing financial hardship
, 90–91

financial savings during study
, 87–88

full-time postgraduate study
, 89

high levels of anxiety about entering graduate labour market
, 91–92

from lower and average socio-economic backgrounds
, 89

from lower socio-economic backgrounds at Russell Group university
, 87

seeking non-graduate employment
, 88–89

Grant or subsidised loan
, 26–27

Great Lakes

participant finances
, 209–211

University
, 207

Green Party
, 172

Grundschule
, 168

Gymnasium
, 167, 168

Hauptschule
, 168

Hawke-Keating Labor Government
, 227

High fees regimes
, 243

Higher education (HE)
, 14, 39–40, 82, 83, 122, 143, 225

accessing routes to
, 153–156

annual tuition fees
, 101

attendance
, 199

characteristics of cross-border movers
, 103–107

cross-border movers
, 100–101, 108–114

education system and access to
, 165–169

fees and number control policies
, 101–102

regulating access to
, 63–66

sectoral differences
, 102–103

Higher Education Access Route scheme (HEAR scheme)
, 130, 133

Higher Education Act (2004)
, 63–64, 246

Higher Education Authority (HEA)
, 122

Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)
, 227–236

Higher education decision-making

family case studies
, 46–53

Higher education institution (HEI)
, 42, 46–47, 65, 85, 122, 165

Higher Education Loan Programme (HECS-HELP). See Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)

Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
, 41–42, 103

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
, 6

Higher National Diploma (HND)
, 6

Hochschulrektorenkonferenz. See Higher Education Institutions

Högskoleprovet test. See Scholastic Aptitude Test

Honnef Model
, 172–173

Human capital theory
, 171

Humboldtian traditions
, 165

Income-contingent loans (ICLs)
, 135–136

equity credentials
, 232–235

Informed consent
, 83–84

Institutes of Technology (IoTs)
, 121, 122

Institutional inertia and resistance
, 70–71

International patterns of convergence and divergence
, 249–250

Investment in Education report
, 127

Ireland, balancing supply and demand in

current policy debates
, 134–137

funding regime and student support
, 122–127

policy on access to
, 127–131

proportion of undergraduate students
, 126

structure of Irish higher education
, 121–122

trends in HE participation and differences
, 131–134

Irish higher education, structure of
, 121–122

Jean Charest’s Liberal government
, 191, 194

Kultusministerkonferenz. See Standing Conference of Educational Ministers

La Révolution tranquille
, 187

Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement
, 19–20

Left, The
, 172

Legitimate inequalities
, 111

Lenders
, 205

Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué
, 151

Liberal PM Jean Charest
, 191

Lifelong Learning policy of European Union
, 167–168

Ligue des droits et libertés (LDL)
, 191

Lisbon Process
, 164

Loi sur l’instruction publique (LIP)
, 186

Low-income backgrounds
, 172

Means-tested grants system
, 3, 9

Mills’ concepts
, 224

Mobility role in widening participation
, 110–112

National Assembly of Québec
, 194

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
, 206

National Office of Equity of Access (2003)
, 127

Nationalism
, 242, 249

Neo-liberalism
, 144

‘Neo-social’ aspect
, 233

New Public Management techniques
, 61, 246

barriers
, 68, 70

ethos and methods of
, 62–63

gaming and cherry-picking
, 72–74

institutional inertia and resistance
, 70–71

likelihood
, 66–68, 69

regulating access to higher education
, 63–66

surface compliance
, 72

New social movement
, 248

No-fees regimes
, 243

Non-graduate employment
, 88–89, 92–93

Non-graduates
, 28, 82

Non-means tested benefits
, 13–14

Non-targeted funding
, 13–14

Non-traditional HE
, 83

Northern Irish approach
, 109–110

OECD analysis
, 2

Office for Fair Access (OFFA)
, 63–64

Office for Federal Student Aid
, 206

Office for Students (OfS)
, 64

Oireachtas Committee
, 135

Parallel approach
, 124

Parti Québécois government
, 185, 187, 189, 194

Participation of Local Areas (POLAR)
, 64

PISA-study of OECD
, 171

PLUS loan
, 205

Policy

changes affecting availability and accessibility of places
, 112–114

context
, 16–18

debates
, 134–137

divergence
, 249

explanations
, 27–30

makers
, 241

Political context
, 16–18

Political devolution and Welsh higher education
, 21–27

Politique gouvernementale d’éducation des adultes et de formation continue tout au long de la vie (PÉA)
, 187

Populism
, 249

Post-1992 University (2015)
, 83

lower and average socio-economic backgrounds at
, 89–92

Post-university plans
, 88

Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (PELS)
, 231

Poverty
, 213

Power struggles between governments and universities
, 244–247

Powers and process
, 18–21

Price of University

balancing work and study
, 217–218

Brandon
, 213–214

case study of one elite US University
, 207–208

cost and financial support types for underrepresented students
, 205–207

economic capital and student experience
, 208–213

experiencing economic divide
, 214–216

finances
, 199–200

US funding structure
, 200–205

Printemps Érable
, 185–188, 192

1990 to
, 189–192

Progressive universalism
, 13–16

Proportionate universalism
, 15–16, 31

Protected characteristics
, 64

Psychological

safety net
, 87

tension
, 62

Public issue

demise of university tuition fees as
, 229–232

meets personal trouble
, 232–235

rise of university tuition fees as
, 225–229

Public service professionals
, 62

Québec

educational system
, 187

higher education funding and student activism in
, 185

higher education system
, 186–188

judiciarising conflict
, 192–194

1990 to Printemps Érable
, 189–192

Printemps Érable
, 186–188, 192

student movement in
, 188–189

student protests
, 194–195

Québec Solidaire
, 189–190

Ralf Dahrendorf’s Education as Citizen Right
, 170

Realschule
, 167, 168

Regional Technical Colleges
, 121

Regulating access to HE
, 63–66

Regulatory systems
, 62

Repayment(s)
, 33, 136, 228

loan
, 145–146

period
, 146

post-graduate income-contingent repayment schemes
, 243

threshold
, 234

Resistance, institutional inertia and
, 70–71

Robert Bourassa’s Liberal government
, 190

Rudd-Gillard Government
, 231

Russell Group University (2015), lower socio-economic backgrounds at
, 87–89

Scholarships
, 172, 199, 226

Scholastic Aptitude Test
, 147, 154

School and higher education reform
, 146–148

Scottish context
, 39–42

Scottish domiciled students studying in Scotland
, 40–41

Scottish Enterprise
, 71

Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
, 64

Scottish Government
, 6, 18, 64–65, 249

Scottish higher education policy-making
, 71

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
, 55, 64, 73

Scottish-domiciled entrants to HEIs
, 67–68

Scottish-domiciled students
, 73

Social background
, 149

access courses for students
, 155

trends in HE participation and differences
, 131–134

Social capital
, 94

Social citizenship
, 100–101

Social Democratic Party (SPD)
, 172

Social inequality, reducing or reinforcing
, 174–175

Social mobility
, 128

Social policy
, 15

Social role
, 49

Social welfare
, 247

Socio-economic

advantage
, 106

differences
, 174

Socio-economic group (SEG)
, 128, 133

Socio-economic status (SES)
, 232

Sociological Imagination, The (Mills)
, 224

Sputnik-shock (1957)
, 169

“Squeezed middle”
, 95

Standing Conference of Educational Ministers
, 165

Statistisches Bundesamt
, 166

Student activism
, 10

impact
, 247–249

Student Assistance Fund
, 124

Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
, 48

Student(s)
, 40, 87

construction
, 247–249

economic capital and student experience
, 208–213

fees
, 171–172

financial support
, 135

funding
, 14

funding structure in Wales after political devolution
, 21–27

loans
, 40–41, 172

movement in Québec
, 188–189

number control
, 102

participants
, 83–84

support in Wales
, 14–30

support system
, 39–40, 122–127

tuition fees in Australian HE
, 224–235

Sub-degree-level study
, 67–68

Subsidised loans
, 204–205

Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
, 207

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
, 212

Sweden
, 143

access routes to higher education
, 153–156

alternative entry routes to higher education
, 157

entry routes to higher education in Sweden
, 156

in European context
, 151–153

HE in
, 145–146

neo-liberalism
, 144

school and higher education reform
, 146–148

share of students in European countries
, 152

students in European countries entering higher education
, 152

widening access to higher education 2000 onwards
, 148–151

Swedish HE sector
, 145

Target(ed)
, 13

funding
, 13–14

groups
, 128

target-driven approach
, 246

Terra nullus
, 225

Third collapse of German history
, 169

Transparency
, 63

Under-represented groups
, 9, 64, 128, 146, 171, 243, 246

social objectives of widening participation
, 153

Unequal graduate transitions in England
, 93–95

actively seeking non-graduate employment after graduation
, 92–93

graduating students from lower and average socio-economic backgrounds
, 89–92

graduating students from lower socio-economic backgrounds
, 87–89

research methods
, 82–84

United Kingdom (UK)

comparisons
, 63–66

undergraduate student funding
, 2–7

undergraduate student support
, 3–5

Universal services
, 15

Universalism
, 14

attitude to examples
, 30

progressive
, 14–16

Universality
, 14

Université de Montréal
, 193

Universitets och Högskolerådet (UHR)
, 149

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data (UCAS data)
, 6

Unsubsidised loans
, 204–205

US funding structure
, 200–205

Wales, student support in
, 13

policy and political context
, 16–18

policy explanations
, 27–30

powers and process
, 18–21

progressive universalism
, 14–16

structure of student funding in Wales after political devolution
, 21–27

Weimar Republic ideals
, 165

Welsh Government
, 14, 16

Whitlam Labor Government
, 226

Widening participation (WP)
, 111

mobility role in
, 110–112

policies in German higher education
, 169–171

Working-class

family environment
, 54

localism
, 41

Würdigkeit
, 173

Young people’s HE decision-making within family context
, 42–44