NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Plamper, Raakel; Siivonen, Päivi; Haltia, Nina – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2023
In market-oriented higher education (HE) systems, fee-paying students are positioned as customers, and studying is juxtaposed with service use. In this study, we investigate how students position themselves in relation to the student-as-customer discourse in Finnish HE, in which only students coming from outside the EU and EEA areas are charged…
Descriptors: Fees, Comparative Analysis, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Jokila, Suvi; Haltia, Nina; Kosunen, Sonja – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: This study focuses on courses that prepare applicants for universities' highly competitive entrance examinations in Finland. The analysis clarifies the market-making practices and the construction of this field. Design/Approach/Methods: To understand these processes, we use Caliskan and Callon's five framings for studying marketization as…
Descriptors: Marketing, Tutoring, Commercialization, Private Education