- Home
- Publications
- The Effect Of Tuition Fees On Students’ Demands And Expectations: Evidence From Case Studies Of Four
The effect of tuition fees on students’ demands and expectations: evidence from case studies of four
This paper uses qualitative data from interviews with university lecturers to examine the effect of tuition fees on students' demands and expectations. Lecturers identified four main changes: a higher proportion of students enter higher education for career reasons than in the past; students are less interested in the intellectual content of their subject than in vocational aspects; students are less willing to under-take independent study and are more demanding of teaching staff's time. A further change was identified in the extent of part-time working by students which has a detrimental effect on learning.
These changes had adverse effects on university lecturers and have implications for job satisfaction and for recruitment and retention. Although lecturers felt that the link between tuition fees and students' attitudes was not direct, fees were believed to have given encouragement to a Ôconsumerist' attitude towards Higher Education.
Related Blog Posts
Understanding Skill Mismatches and Regional Mobility
Larissa Marioni
Adrian Pabst
22 Apr 2024
4 min read
What Can Be Done To Better Protect Children and Young People From Serious Safeguarding Incidents?
Sophie Kitson
Ekaterina Aleynikova
19 Feb 2024
9 min read
Putting Increased Pressure on a Fragile System Does Not Help
Claudine Bowyer-Crane
Cecilia Zuniga-Montanez
15 Jan 2024
5 min read
Related Projects
Catch Up Literacy Pilot Study
Better Start Bradford
Related News
Press Release: Targeted home support could be key in children’s early language development
21 Apr 2021
5 min read
Related Publications
The Nature of the Inflationary Surprise in Europe and the USA
21 Mar 2024
Discussion Papers
Energy and Climate Policy in a DSGE Model of the United Kingdom
08 Mar 2024
Discussion Papers