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Autor/in | Rasmussen, Christopher James |
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Titel | Effective Cost-Sharing Models in Higher Education: Insights from Low-Income Students in Australian Universities |
Quelle | In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 51 (2006) 1, S.1-25 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0018-1560 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10734-004-6373-x |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Cost Effectiveness; Higher Education; Low Income Groups; College Students; Paying for College; Income Contingent Loans; Academic Aspiration; Interviews; Decision Making; Tuition; Australia |
Abstract | This study examines the global trend in shifting university costs from national governments to individual students and families, with a specific focus on the existing cost-sharing model in Australian higher education. The research examines the manner in which the availability of income-contingent loans (through the Higher Education Contribution Scheme, or HECS) enters into individual cost assessments and evaluative frameworks during the university exploration and search process of low-income Australian youth, and the resulting lessons that might be applied to other national contexts. Semi-structured interviews with 16 participants addressed a broad range of issues related to the development of educational aspirations, and how beliefs and attitudes about cost influenced participants' understanding and decision-making regarding tertiary enrollment and post-graduate plans. A number of discreet and related themes emerged from analysis of the interviews, including motivations for attending university; pre-university cost considerations; self-assessments of skills, abilities, and personal traits and characteristics; general financial orientation; pre-university experiences and influences; and the role of others including family, peers, teachers and other school staff. The author concludes that the Australian system is worthy of consideration by other nations as a possible mechanism for enhancing access to higher education for individuals who might otherwise not possess the opportunity to participate. (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |