scholarly journals The Cost-Cutting Reforms of Higher Education in England

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Callender
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
British Government ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Financial Responsibility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
Threefold Increase ◽  
The Cost

The British government is introducing dramatic changes to the funding of higher education in England, including the withdrawal of most of its funding for teaching and a threefold increase in undergraduate tuition fees. These reforms herald the retreat of the federal state from financial responsibility for HE, boosting HE's private-good functions at the expense of the public-good function. Will this marketisation of British HE be at the expense of social equity and universities as public, civic, and cultural institutions?

A comparison of the cost of research in South Africa's public research and higher education institutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.R. Walwyn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Annual Salary ◽  
Research Sector ◽  
Salary Survey ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Comparative Information

Despite the importance of labour and overhead costs to both funders and performers of research in South Africa, there is little published information on the remuneration structures for researchers, technician and research support staff. Moreover, there are widely different pricing practices and perceptions within the public research and higher education institutions, which in some cases do not reflect the underlying costs to the institution or the inherent value of the research. In this article, data from the 2004/5 Research and Development Survey have been used to generate comparative information on the cost of research in various performance sectors. It is shown that this cost is lowest in the higher education institutions, and highest in the business sector, although the differences in direct labour and overheads are not as large as may have been expected. The calculated cost of research is then compared with the gazetted rates for engineers, scientists and auditors performing work on behalf of the public sector, which in all cases are higher than the research sector. This analysis emphasizes the need within the public research and higher education institutions for the development of a common pricing policy and for an annual salary survey, in order to dispel some of the myths around the relative costs of research, the relative levels of overhead ratios and the apparent disparity in remuneration levels.

scholarly journals Economic Models of Higher Education: An International Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Bruno Ruffini
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Cost

As other sectors, higher education can be characterized by the combination of market mechanisms and state intervention in its funding and organization. Although higher education systems of developed countries pursue similar goals (provide high-level manpower, meet individual and social demands, etc.) and face similar challenges (massive expansion, internationalization, MOOCs, etc.) their economic models differ significantly. In some countries, universities are public and charge no or very low tuition fees, whereas in other countries, the cost-sharing with parents and students is much more demanding. The paper will try to underscore and explain these differences by drawing on the lessons of economic analysis and on the historical and cultural background of countries.

Service right

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Chernyavskiy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Municipal Management ◽  
State Educational

The tutorial provides the scientific and theoretical basis of knowledge on civil service in institutions and organizations, information about the official duties and rights of individuals, firms, associations and other structures. The material is based on modern regulatory documents, both Russian and foreign and international human rights, public service system and aspects of its regulation and further reforms. Meets the requirements of Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. For students of educational institutions of higher education studying in areas of training 40.03.01 "Jurisprudence" and 38.03.04 "State and municipal management", as well as occupations involving the study of constitutional, administrative and labour law. Can be useful for teachers, postgraduate students, civil servants, and also for anyone interested in the issues of regulation of the public service.

scholarly journals The marketization of English higher education and the financing of tuition fees

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Palfreyman ◽  
Ted Tapper
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Green Paper ◽  
The Political ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Consensus ◽  
Student Funding

This article explores the marketization of English higher education with particular reference to the introduction of undergraduate student tuition fees. It argues that the breakdown of the political consensus that underwrote the public funding of undergraduate student funding was the consequence of ideological and economic changes that, following the threat of some universities to impose top-up fees, resulted in the appointment of the Dearing Committee and thereafter the steady introduction of variable fees up to a ceiling of €9,000 per annum, repayable through income-contingent loans. It reviews the contemporary breaking of the political consensus on this issue, as evidenced by the Labour Party's promise in the 2015 general election campaign to lower the maximum annual fee to €6,000, with the further possibility of replacing income-contingent loans with a graduate tax. It concludes by putting forward the policy options that are likely to emerge in the context of the publication of the current government's Green Paper on higher education.

scholarly journals CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL AREAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES (2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-100
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Kuzina
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Village

This article discusses the results of an array correlation analysis ministries and departments relevant statistical indicators in the Russian Federation regions in order to create a typical portrait of a region with rural population high proportion. Comprehensive data of the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health of Russia, which are available in the public domain, were used. The village is characterized by lower wages, availability of labor resources, but also the need for them. The high number of rural population in the region also means an increase in the number of external migrants, tax arrears, an increase in turnover and a decrease in the cost of food products, and an increase in crime. Despite the decrease in the number of medical organizations in rural areas, the provision of rural areas with medical personnel and beds remains high. The village at the beginning of the XXI century is still a supplier of future university entrants.

scholarly journals Determining Textbook Cost, Formats, and Licensing with Google Books API: A Case Study from an Open Textbook Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-99
Author(s):  
Eamon Costello ◽  
Richard Bolger ◽  
Tiziana Soverino ◽  
Mark Brown
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
North America ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Course ◽  
The Us ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
The Cost

The rising cost of textbooks for students has been highlighted as a major concern in higher education, particularly in the US and Canada. Less has been reported, however, about the costs of textbooks outside of North America, including in Europe. We address this gap in the knowledge through a case study of one Irish higher education institution, focusing on the cost, accessibility, and licensing of textbooks. We report here on an investigation of textbook prices drawing from an official college course catalog containing several thousand books. We detail how we sought to determine metadata of these books including: the formats they are available in, whether they are in the public domain, and the retail prices. We explain how we used methods to automatically determine textbook costs using Google Books API and make our code and dataset publicly available. 

scholarly journals From Individual Judge to Judicial Bureaucracy: The Emergence of Judicial Councils and the Changing Nature of Judicial Accountability in Court Administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tin Bunjevac
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
Public Expectations ◽  
Exponential Increase ◽  
Court Administration ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Cost

Over the last 20 years, courts in Australia and many developed countries have experienced an exponential increase in the number and complexity of cases coming before them, which was also accompanied by increasing public expectations regarding the cost, timeliness, quality and accessibility of justice. Judges have found themselves under increasing pressure from politicians, prosecutors, lawyers, the media and other stakeholders to share the burden of cost-cutting in the public sector and deliver more justice in less time and for less money.

The Cost of the Swedish Handicap Service System: Implications for Technology Assessment

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Dick Jonsson ◽  
Ursula Hass ◽  
Jan Persson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Service System ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Financial Responsibility ◽  
Transfer Payments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
The Cost

AbstarctThe total cost of the Swedish handicap system is estimated at US $ 10.7 billion for 1989. The cost is distributed across different authorities with separate legal and financial responsibility. The concept of technology must be extended to include consideration of both the resources spent and benefits gained in the public sector and the magnitude and distribution of transfer payments from social insurance to fulfill its function in handicap policy decision making.

scholarly journals Child Support - Support Whom?

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Bill Atkin ◽  
Andrew Black
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Vested Interest ◽  
Financial Responsibility ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Social Security Benefits ◽  
Court Of Appeal

The Child Support Act 1991 has been a highly controversial piece of legislation. While much of the public consternation has quietened, questions should still be asked about the scheme. To what extent are children and caregivers gaining anything substantial? Given the State's vested interest in recouping for itself some of the cost of social security benefits, whom does child support really support? The authors note the dearth of research on the effectiveness of the scheme in achieving its goals. This article also discusses the narrow views of parental and financial responsibility enshrined in the Act and reinforced by unduly restrictive Court of Appeal rulings.

scholarly journals Explaining Loyalty in Higher Education: A Model and Comparative Analysis from the Policy of Gratuity, a Case Applied to Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10781
Author(s):  
Maritza Katherine Galindo-Illanes ◽  
Juan Alejandro Gallegos-Mardones ◽  
Arturo Z. Vasquez-Parraga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Financial Responsibility ◽  
Student Loyalty ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
The Cost

Since the 1980s, numerous transformations in higher education were experienced in Latin America, and especially in Chile, a country that allowed private entities to enter the education systems and develop a market. The opportunity triggered an increase of coverage and competition to capture and retain students, followed by marketing strategies delivering student satisfaction and pursuing student loyalty. Moreover, since 2012, higher education institutions in Chile have been allowed to adopt a policy of gratuity, giving families the co-responsibility of dealing with the cost of education. So, some institutions adopted gratuity and continued receiving funds from the state, but others did not, relying instead on family income. The split in the financial responsibility of higher education seems to have generated varied reactions from the students and their families, including their satisfaction with and loyalty to the institution. Despite the abundant literature on higher education, however, a few studies attempt to explain and compare student satisfaction and loyalty across types of institutions, such as those that opted for gratuity versus those that did not. This study examines a set of relevant attributes for understanding that phenomenon; attributes such as quality of service, satisfaction, trust, commitment, and loyalty. The results reveal a prevalence of trust and familiarity among the students attending an institution with gratuity. In contrast, the results demonstrate a preponderance of commitment and satisfaction among the students attending a non-gratuity institution that relies on family, private, and personal funds to support their education.

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