Comments on: The acceptability of not going to university http://davecole.org/blog/2007/04/23/the-acceptability-of-not-going-to-university/ Thoughts, notes and comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:34:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Vino S http://davecole.org/blog/2007/04/23/the-acceptability-of-not-going-to-university/#comment-196 Vino S Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:22:00 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/?p=235#comment-196 That's a tough question. I think it would prefer to have a situation where more people are going to university - even if this means that per pupil funding is lower. However, in that situation, students will not be recieving as good an education. I think this trade-off needs to be acknowledged. Also, I think charging fees for education is not justified as, i think, society as a whole benefits from an educated population (not just the individuals getting the schooling). And, in a situation were the quality of higher education is poor, it would be particularly unfair to levy fees. That’s a tough question. I think it would prefer to have a situation where more people are going to university - even if this means that per pupil funding is lower. However, in that situation, students will not be recieving as good an education. I think this trade-off needs to be acknowledged. Also, I think charging fees for education is not justified as, i think, society as a whole benefits from an educated population (not just the individuals getting the schooling). And, in a situation were the quality of higher education is poor, it would be particularly unfair to levy fees.

]]> By: El Dave. http://davecole.org/blog/2007/04/23/the-acceptability-of-not-going-to-university/#comment-195 El Dave. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:57:00 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/?p=235#comment-195 Indeed.<br/><br/>It raises a series of questions. If we assume that John McDonnell is not about to become Prime Minister and so that funding for H/FE is not going to increase, is better to have more people going to university with less fuding, increase fees or cut numbers? Indeed.

It raises a series of questions. If we assume that John McDonnell is not about to become Prime Minister and so that funding for H/FE is not going to increase, is better to have more people going to university with less fuding, increase fees or cut numbers?

]]> By: Vino S http://davecole.org/blog/2007/04/23/the-acceptability-of-not-going-to-university/#comment-194 Vino S Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:32:00 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/?p=235#comment-194 It does seem to me that the _expansion_ in university education post-1990 or so has _not_ helped children from the poorest families. Instead, the expansion of higher education has generally led to more children from the lower-middle-class going to university.<br/><br/>Also, the expansion of higher education without a corresponding expansion of funds has also created a situation where funding per pupil is falling and yet students are having to pay fees for the education. It does seem to me that the _expansion_ in university education post-1990 or so has _not_ helped children from the poorest families. Instead, the expansion of higher education has generally led to more children from the lower-middle-class going to university.

Also, the expansion of higher education without a corresponding expansion of funds has also created a situation where funding per pupil is falling and yet students are having to pay fees for the education.

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