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Norton, Andrew – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2020
In 2012, Australia removed student number controls or, in the local terminology, introduced a 'demand driven system' based on student choice. In 2015, England followed suit. In both places, entry to higher education was opened up but non-completion rates rose. In Australia, the demand driven system ended in 2017, despite a coming demographic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Higher Education, Educational Policy
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Abankina, I. V.; Abankina, T. V.; Filatova, L. M. – Russian Education & Society, 2018
Study objective: To identify the causes and consequences of the growing stratification of universities in terms of the volumes and sources of funding that they have access to as well as in the programs of study that they offer. Methods: We used statistical and economic analysis to study the outcomes of university activity. We assessed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Correlation
Kenyon, Susan – Educational Testing Service, 2019
This issue of ETS Policy Notes provides highlights from the second in a planned series of conferences jointly convened by the National Urban League (NUL) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) to foster collaboration among, and further the mission of, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). On October 24-25, 2018, 65 presidents and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Finance, Financial Support
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Shaeffer, Sheldon – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2016
Since the Millennium Development Goals and Education for All targets were proclaimed in 2000, countries have made considerable progress in enhancing the well-being of young children. But many young children--including 78% in the Arab states and over 80% in sub-Saharan Africa--still have no access to this education. Obstacles to increasing the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Early Childhood Education, Barriers, Educational Policy