http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/world/europe/fewer-students-at-uk-universities-report-says.html?ref=europe&_r=0
A significant increase in tuition in schools in England and
Northern Ireland has both benefits and disadvantages. The rise in tuition led
to a notable decrease in students attending universities in the United Kingdom
this year. I am unsure of my stance on this issue. While it is a positive that
students of disadvantaged families have more opportunity in higher education,
it is discouraging that fewer students are applying to university. However the
students who do attend have a better chance at their top schools and these
students are smarter in their decision-making. A possible reason for the raise
in tuitions is to give more funding to universities.
Education is a pressing topic worldwide not only involving
this issue of money and background but also regarding race and gender equality.
In class we have discussed equal rights. During the Enlightenment, women fought
for their rights in education and politics. The changes in women’s rights are
remarkable. Present-day women in Britain are around a third more likely to go
to college and enter higher education while women centuries ago were less
likely than men to receive education. In this case, education rights are
infringed by the economy. On another note, in history, women and people of
color have had their rights neglected and restrained. Now diversity is
encouraged and there are debates about students with more ethnic backgrounds
having a better chance at higher education.
If tuition rates continue to rise in following years,
matters could get out of control. There have already been protests in London,
which could become more serious. This could also trigger increases in tuitions
across Europe.
Chair of Fees Commission responds to drop of student
applicants in England
I found it really interesting that women were three times more likely to go to university than men. I would have expected the opposite to be true. I wonder why there has been a decrease in the number of men attending the university.
ReplyDeleteI think overall that any change in tuition that would cause less students to be able to attend university is a negative change. Even if the universities are using the money for funding, the primary goal of universities should be to attract as many students as possible.
I thought that this article was really interesting. I found this article that says that the colleges and universities are also hurting from the drop in students. Which is interesting because they brought their tutition up, which caused the lack of students.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9656781/University-finances-under-pressure-after-drop-in-students.html
It is amazing how much the universities numbers are down. This article also said that universities are turning to foreign students, because they "are not subjected to the current £9,000 cap on fees and can be charged far more than European peers". If the universities rely on foreign students, they will get more money than from a student from Europe.
I also found it fascinating that the women were more likely to go to college. That is interesting after learning about the Enlightenment thinkers. Women fought for rights for so long, it is great that before women could not attend school, and now they are attending college. But, I also wonder why the amount of men attending is decreasing.