The Decision-Making and Changing Behavioural Dynamics of Potential Higher Education Students: The Impacts of Increasing Tuition Fees in England

Autor/inn/en	Wilkins, Stephen; Shams, Farshid; Huisman, Jeroen
Titel	The Decision-Making and Changing Behavioural Dynamics of Potential Higher Education Students: The Impacts of Increasing Tuition Fees in England
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 39 (2013) 2, S.125-141 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
DOI	10.1080/03055698.2012.681360
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Fees; Tuition; College Choice; Decision Making; Student Educational Objectives; Student Surveys; Higher Education; Educational Opportunities; Cost Effectiveness; Social Influences; Gender Differences; Study Abroad; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; High School Students; Educational Finance; College Bound Students; Social Class; Economic Factors; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Studienortwahl; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schülerbefragung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bildungsfonds; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Ökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Recent changes in the English tuition fee policies have spurred a debate on the impacts on student choices for higher education. Expectations range from a sharp decrease in participation in higher education to relatively little change in student demand. We surveyed 1549 year 12 sixth-form students from four institutions spread geographically across England. We have broadened the approach to the study of student choice by not only considering the impact of going to higher education or not, but have included in our choice scenarios the consideration of looking for cheaper higher education alternatives and of looking for higher education abroad. This brings our study from a focus on widening participation and access into the realm of the dynamics of increasing choice in a globalised world. The data suggest that financial issues are key influencers. We conclude that the English higher education system may be confronted with significant changes in student choice patterns, given the study's finding that students show high levels of anxiety and consequently consider a much broader range of study options: within or outside higher education; in publicly funded or for-profit institutions; and in the UK or elsewhere. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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