What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? A systematic review of the (quasi-) experimental literature on outreach and financial aid

E Herbaut, K Geven - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2020 - Elsevier
The quickly growth of the (quasi-) experimental literature on policy interventions in higher
education provides an opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on …

New forms of competition in higher education

C Musselin - Socio-Economic Review, 2018 - academic.oup.com
This paper addresses the transformation of competition in higher education. Not only have
competition and competitive schemes dramatically developed in the last decades, from …

College costs, financial aid, and student decisions

S Dynarski, L Page, J Scott-Clayton - Handbook of the Economics of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the
challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the United States …

Dropout and completion in higher education in Europe: Main report

JJ Vossensteyn, A Kottmann, BWA Jongbloed, F Kaiser… - 2015 - research.utwente.nl
Improving completion and reducing dropout in higher education are key concerns for higher
education in Europe. This study on dropout and completion in higher education in Europe …

Financing higher education in sub-Saharan Africa: some reflections and implications for sustainable development

M Oketch - Higher Education, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of this article is to discuss how best to finance higher education in low-income
countries of sub-Saharan Africa, drawing on benefits and drawbacks of the prevalent models …

The end of free college in England: Implications for enrolments, equity, and quality

R Murphy, J Scott-Clayton, G Wyness - Economics of Education Review, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite increasing financial pressures on higher education systems throughout the world,
many governments remain resolutely opposed to the introduction of tuition fees, and some …

[图书][B] Family background and university success: Differences in higher education access and outcomes in England

C Crawford, L Dearden, J Micklewright, A Vignoles - 2017 - books.google.com
Why do fewer teenagers in England from disadvantaged backgrounds go to university than
young people from better-off families? Once at university, how well do poorer students fare …

Student choice in higher education—reducing or reproducing social inequalities?

C Callender, KJ Dougherty - Social Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
A hallmark of recent higher education policy in developed economies is the move towards
quasi-markets involving greater student choice and provider competition, underpinned by …

University funding and student funding: International comparisons

B Jongbloed, H Vossensteyn - Oxford review of economic policy, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this article we compare the mechanisms for funding higher education institutions across a
set of OECD countries. First, some data on public and private funding levels are presented …

Lower income students and the 'double deficit'of part-time work: undergraduate experiences of finance, studying and employability

R Hordósy, T Clark, D Vickers - Journal of Education and Work, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores how the various pressures of finance, employability and part-time work
are experienced by undergraduates studying in an English Red Brick University. Drawing on …