The market route to mass higher education: British experience 1979-1996.

Autor/in	Williams, Gareth
Titel	The market route to mass higher education: British experience 1979-1996.
Quelle	In: Higher education policy, 10 (1997) 3-4, S. 275-289Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 13
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733; 1740-3863
DOI	10.1016/S0952-8733(97)00018-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulgeschichte; Ausgaben; Finanzierung; Kosten; Marktwirtschaft; Hochschulpolitik; Hochschule; Großbritannien
Abstract	The period 1979-1996 was one of radical change in British higher education. Initially change was mainly financial, expenditure was cut severely. In response the universities sought funds from elsewhere. By the mid-1980s expenditure cuts were supplemented by government initiatives to encourage universities and polytechnics to undertake research and consultancy contracts with industry and to seek private donations. Education Acts in 1988 and 1992 speeded the pace of change. ... Public funding mechanisms were established that encouraged expansion at marginal costs much lower than the average costs. The results were dramatic. Between 1989 and 1994 enrollments increased by over 50% and expenditure per student fell by 30%. Financial power shifted from providers to consumers and proxy consumers. Universities began to contract out non-core activities. This paper describes these changes and considers their significance for the nature and meaning of higher education in Britain. (DIPF/Abstract übernommen)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1998_(CD)