Examined the process of marketization undergone by higher education in Hong Kong with particular reference to the strategies and approaches adopted by the University Grants Committee, the central funding body for higher education in Hong Kong, to ensure a "value-for-money" higher education. Discusses the implications of a management…

This study focuses on the correlates of student preference for private institutions over public institutions in their senior year in high school. Results indicate that students' subjective responses to tuition costs and to financial aid availability are directly related to student preference for a certain type of postsecondary institution. (JM)

Explores how, while there are fears that the new emphasis on merit-based aid comes at the expense of aid to the most needy students, evidence suggests that it has not yet jeopardized need-based aid although it is clearly rapidly increasing. (EV)

Discusses how a long recession will increase students' need for financial assistance, but that unfortunately, institutions are unlikely to cut back on merit aid to do more for the neediest students. (EV)

Examines the use of employer-provided financial aid by students seeking a degree or credential. Describes differences in amounts of aid awarded and proportions of students receiving aid by numerous variables such as demographic characteristics, type of occupation and industry, field and level of study, and type of institution. (Author)

Discusses an ongoing research project exploring perceptions held by undergraduate students and how these perceptions modify over time. Examines changing government policy on student finance in a historical context, critiques relevant literature, and presents a rationale for a new economic sociology of the undergraduate's financial experience of…

Discusses the results of a survey on aspects of the student experience of university at a semi-rural faculty of a metropolitan university in England. The research found that students tend to be amassing considerable debts, have little financial parental support and some are dependent on wages from part-time work as a source of funds. It would…

This article describes a unique partnership involving a community college and a university, in which students are jointly admitted, are eligible to enroll concurrently at both institutions, and may combine credits for financial aid eligibility. Since 1998, more than 5,000 students have been admitted to the program, with more than 1,000 graduating…

To date little is known about the effects of financial hardship on student parents, who remain a significant although largely unrecognized proportion of the student population. The objective of this study was to gain an insight into their concerns and illuminate issues which may have far-reaching consequences not only for the mental and physical…

John Merrow, president of Learning Matters, Inc., has been reporting on K-12 education since 1974, but only recently has he begun to draw attention to higher education. This award-winning broadcaster is shedding light on the underbelly of higher education--and is arguing that something must be done before it's too late. This article presents the…

A key determinant of the new relationship between students and universities in Australia is the changing nature of higher education funding arrangements and the shift towards "user-pays". In 2007, the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) completed a commissioned national study, "Australian University Student Finances…

Disagrees with Mark Eblen's proposal that the costs of obtaining a college education should be tax deductible. College tuition is not closely analogous to other investments. Although federal subsidization of postsecondary education is desirable, a tax deduction is a poor delivery method. Government already provides subsidized state colleges,…

Examined what kinds of information about financial aid and when it was needed by over 3,000 college students and parents. Results suggest admission and financial aid professionals should improve both the types and timing of communication shared with families and their college-bound students. (ABL)

The high tuition/high student aid approach will not only change how higher education is financed, it will also have powerful political and educational consequences, using student and parental contributions as a means of redistributing income. Current economic conditions offer an opportunity to more clearly define shared responsibilities for higher…

Characteristics of enrollees in the Michigan Education Trust, an advance tuition payment plan, during its 1988 and 1989 open enrollment periods are examined and compared with those of the state's general population and the 1988 entering class of freshmen in its public universities. (Author/MSE)