Four The 2012/13 reforms of higher education in England: changing student finances and funding
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Claire Callender
Abstract
Radical reforms of higher education’s funding and student finances are being introduced in England in 2012/13. This chapter unpacks the drivers for these reforms, locating them in a broader historical and policy context. It describes the proposed 2012/13 Higher Education changes and analyses their potential impact against their stated aims. It argues that the reforms herald a fundamental change in the role of the state in HE provision and in the balance of public and private contributions towards its costs, reflecting shifts in beliefs about HE, its purpose and role in society, and who should have access to it and pay for it. The reforms are driven by ideological, political, and economic factors which together are leading to deleterious policy change. The new policies are untested with unknown consequences and unforeseen unintended consequences. It is unclear, whether the reforms will meet their stated aims, or stand the test of time.
Abstract
Radical reforms of higher education’s funding and student finances are being introduced in England in 2012/13. This chapter unpacks the drivers for these reforms, locating them in a broader historical and policy context. It describes the proposed 2012/13 Higher Education changes and analyses their potential impact against their stated aims. It argues that the reforms herald a fundamental change in the role of the state in HE provision and in the balance of public and private contributions towards its costs, reflecting shifts in beliefs about HE, its purpose and role in society, and who should have access to it and pay for it. The reforms are driven by ideological, political, and economic factors which together are leading to deleterious policy change. The new policies are untested with unknown consequences and unforeseen unintended consequences. It is unclear, whether the reforms will meet their stated aims, or stand the test of time.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Notes on contributors vii
- 40th anniversary preface xi
- Introduction 1
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Current developments
- Universal Credit: overview and gender implications 15
- Family support and the Coalition: retrenchment, refocusing and restructuring 35
- Housing, the welfare state and the Coalition government 55
- The 2012/13 reforms of higher education in England: changing student finances and funding 77
- Division and opposition: the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 97
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Social policy in the developed and developing worlds
- Immigrant-targeted activation policies: a comparison of the approaches in the Scandinavian welfare states 117
- Welfare retrenchment under Left and Right government leadership: towards a consolidated framework of analysis? 137
- From black hole to spring: the coming of age of social policy in the Arab countries? 165
- China’s developmental model in Africa: a new era for global social policy? 183
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Severe crisis: social policy in most challenging circumstances
- The Greek welfare state in the age of austerity: anti-social policy and the politico-economic crisis 205
- From opportunity to austerity: crisis and social policy in Spain 231
- From financial crisis to welfare retrenchment: assessing the challenges to the Irish welfare state 257
- The Great Recession and US social policy: from expansion to austerity 277
- Seeking refuge in the Nordic model: social policy in Iceland after 2008 297
- Index 319
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Notes on contributors vii
- 40th anniversary preface xi
- Introduction 1
-
Current developments
- Universal Credit: overview and gender implications 15
- Family support and the Coalition: retrenchment, refocusing and restructuring 35
- Housing, the welfare state and the Coalition government 55
- The 2012/13 reforms of higher education in England: changing student finances and funding 77
- Division and opposition: the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 97
-
Social policy in the developed and developing worlds
- Immigrant-targeted activation policies: a comparison of the approaches in the Scandinavian welfare states 117
- Welfare retrenchment under Left and Right government leadership: towards a consolidated framework of analysis? 137
- From black hole to spring: the coming of age of social policy in the Arab countries? 165
- China’s developmental model in Africa: a new era for global social policy? 183
-
Severe crisis: social policy in most challenging circumstances
- The Greek welfare state in the age of austerity: anti-social policy and the politico-economic crisis 205
- From opportunity to austerity: crisis and social policy in Spain 231
- From financial crisis to welfare retrenchment: assessing the challenges to the Irish welfare state 257
- The Great Recession and US social policy: from expansion to austerity 277
- Seeking refuge in the Nordic model: social policy in Iceland after 2008 297
- Index 319
