Tradition, Culture and Ethos: The Impact of the Further and Higher Education Act (1992) on Sixth Form Colleges and Their Futures

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Robinson ◽  
Colin Burke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sixth Form

Can we measure the impact? An evaluation of one-to-one support for students with specific learning difficulties

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-134
Author(s):  
Claire Graham
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
One To One ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Specific Learning

In recent years, there have been changes to the way in which the UK Government funds support for disabled students in England. Higher education providers (HEPs) are increasingly encouraged to embed support for their disabled students and adopt responsibility for funding their own models of support. This has led to questions at institutional level about the impact of the support that is offered and the role of that support in student retention and success. Against a context in which the Office for Students (OfS, 2018) has identified reducing the attainment gap between disabled and non-disabled students as a strategic priority, it seems timely to consider the role of specialist one-to-one support and the potential impact of this for students. Drawing on an analysis of attainment data, as well as questionnaire responses from service users, this research project sought to evaluate the impact of one-to-one study skills support for students with specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) in one, pre-92 university (established prior to the introduction of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992). When comparing the attainment data of students with SpLDs who had accessed one-to-one support, compared to students with SpLDs who had not, 10% of the students who had not accessed support had withdrawn from their studies. None of the students who had accessed support withdrew, and there was a positive correlation between the number of support sessions attended and attainment.

America’s College Promise

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison L. Palmadessa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Student Aid ◽  
President Obama ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: America’s College Promise (ACP) is a legislative initiative introduced by President Obama to increase access to higher education, to build the economy, and to support his earlier American Graduation Initiative. This legislation has the potential to settle among the ranks of the most influential federal higher education aid and access legislation passed in the 20th century, and influence the next administration’s higher education agenda. The purpose of this article is to situate ACP in that historical hierarchy and position the initiative within the literature regarding federal policy directed toward student aid and access. Particular attention is given to federal policies relevant to community colleges and the dependence of this initiative on community colleges as this research may help multiple constituencies shape the direction of this policy as it unfolds, and offer a framework for implementation. Proposed model: Through historical analyses of federal policies, scholarly critiques, and public presidential speeches and the impact of these policies and documents on the community college specifically, scholars and practitioners are provided a work that places ACP in context and may offer a better understanding of how this policy may affect the institution, students, and business and industry partners. Conclusion: Considering these relationships and the potential impact of ACP, it is determined that this policy has the potential to have an equally profound impact on higher education to that of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 but warns of ideological influences on its execution.

scholarly journals Marketingovo strategické riadenie verejných vysokých škôl

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Martin Halmo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Alternative Management ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The University

In the Slovak Republic, on the basis of legislative conditions, the Higher Education Act does not give the possibility to direct the management of public higher education institutions towards the fulfillment of their goals and thus to adapt effectively to the current situation and challenges. This is characterized by processes and structures that are duplicate, problematic or ambivalent, which ultimately prevents public higher education institutions from autonomously receiving and fulfilling their mission. It is therefore important that alternative management trends are introduced into the governance structures to help the development of public higher education institutions. We consider the use of marketing strategic management as such an element. Thus, the use of this type of management can ultimately benefit the university in the form of the required number of pupils. It can also contribute to improving the quality and supply of education, information and information.

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