scholarly journals ABOUT THE END OF FREE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRAZIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (173) ◽  
pp. 10-27
Author(s):  
Wilson Mesquita de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
Education In Brazil

Abstract This article discusses free public higher education in Brazil. First, it contextualizes the topic and then systematizes the arguments in favor of charging tuition fees, justifying them in the light of empirical evidence and concepts used to support those arguments. In the same analysis, it presents counterpoints to the arguments raised and briefly discusses ideological and financial interests that call for the end of free public higher education.

Fiscal Competition and Higher Education Spending in Germany

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg-Benedikt Fischer ◽  
Berthold U. Wigger
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Fiscal Competition ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Federal States ◽  
Free Ride ◽  
German States ◽  
German Federal States

Abstract The present paper studies the determinants of higher education spending by the German federal states with a focus on the interplay between higher education spending of neighboring states. More specifically, the paper asks whether the German federal states free-ride on one another’s higher educational spending or whether they employ higher education spending to attract university graduates. We identify a positive relationship between the states’ higher education spending and conclude that the states compete for graduates rather than free-ride. We also consider the effect of the recent introduction of tuition fees in some, but not all German states. We do not find evidence that tuition fees led to crowding out of public higher education funds.

scholarly journals Treading Other Paths within Afro-Diasporic Contexts: Unilab Students’ Experiences, Challenges, and Perspectives

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Cristiane Santos Souza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
International Integration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Higher Education Expansion ◽  
Education Expansion ◽  
The University ◽  
Education In Brazil

In this paper, I discuss some of the processes that characterized the creation and consolidation of the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (Unilab) in Bahia, as part of the expansion project of public higher education in Brazil that was implemented during the Lula presidency (2003–2010) and defined in the government’s internationalization and regionalization project. To this end, I reviewed the literature and institutional documents from the past four years and analyzed observations of daily campus life. I highlight some challenges as well as possibilities for young international students, particularly young Africans from the five Portuguese-speaking countries, and for Brazilian nationals, too, which arise from the implementation of this public higher education expansion program in the Recôncavo Baiano region. Finally, I conclude with observations about the cultural diversity and social reality inherent to the context and discuss the conceptual and practical challenges and possibilities arising from that intercultural reality.

Investigating Vietnamese undergraduate students’ willingness to pay for higher education under the cost-sharing context

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110118
Author(s):  
Trung T Le ◽  
Thuy L Nguyen ◽  
Minh T Trinh ◽  
Van T Le ◽  
Hiep-Hung Pham
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tuition Fee

Currently, Vietnam is adopting a cost-sharing policy for public higher education. A dual mechanism of tuition fees has been introduced: (i) the tuition fee covers part of the instruction cost; and (ii) the tuition fee covers the full instruction cost. Despite this, Vietnamese public universities still face a shortage of income for maintaining good quality higher education. There has been ongoing debate about measures to resolve this problem: while some suggest the current tuition fee cap predetermined by the government should be raised, in conjunction with high levels of aid, others are opposed to this idea. However, this debate lacks students' perspectives. In this paper, we examine student’s willingness to pay for tuition in association with its predictors. A survey of 237 students shows that there is a high willingness to pay for higher education, evidenced by their willingness to pay for extra classes in addition to tuition fees for universities. The study also revealed that the following factors affect students’ views on total payments for higher education (including tuition fees and fees for extra classes): the academic year of the student, their major, whether they are fully self-paid vs. state-subsidized, their family’s economic situation and academic-related factors. Meanwhile, their willingness to pay was not influenced by gender and economic-related factors. These findings provide implications for policymakers and university administrators for the adjustment of financing policies.

scholarly journals The Widening Socio-Economic Gap in UK Higher Education

2004 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 75-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Galindo-Rueda ◽  
Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez ◽  
Anna Vignoles
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Education System ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

This paper provides up-to-date empirical evidence on the socio-economic gap in higher education (HE) participation, for the period spanning the introduction of tuition fees. We assess whether the gap has widened and ask whether the socio-economic gap emerges on entry into university or much earlier in the education system. We do this in two ways. Firstly we consider the likelihood of going to university for school leavers in poor neighbourhoods and analyse changes in this likelihood over time. Secondly, we use more detailed individual level data to model the determinants of HE participation, focusing on changes in the relationship between family background and HE participation over time. We find that the growth in HE participation amongst poorer students has been remarkably high, mainly because it was starting from such a low base. However, the gap between rich and poor, in terms of HE participation, has widened during the 1990s. Children from poor neighbourhoods have become relatively less likely to participate in HE since 1994/5, as compared to children from richer neighbourhoods. This trend started before the introduction of tuition fees. Much of the class difference in HE participation seems to reflect inequalities at earlier stages of the education system.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING THE TUITION FEE POLICY OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Hoai Trinh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Higher Education System

The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors affecting the student's expected tuition fees in the context that most public universities in Vietnam are not financially self-sufficient, given the relatively limited state budget. That is why public universities are interested in the expected tuition fees of students so that they can change their policies accordingly in allocating available resources. Enhance its competitive position with universities with similar tuition fees. This competition contributes to improving the quality of the whole higher education system. The study identifies the factors affecting the tuition policies in public higher education through the quantitative research method by analyzing questionnaires collected from 250 students from 6 public universities in Vietnam. The results show that the factors affecting tuition fees of public higher education in Vietnam are: (1) Lecturers (L), (2) Curriculums (Cr), (3) Student skills (Ss), (4) Teaching methods (Tm), (5) Facilities (F), (6) Curriculums content (Cc), (7) Course structure (Cs). Based on research results, the study also proposes solutions to improve tuition policies to support learners at public universities in Vietnam.

scholarly journals QUOTAS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EQUALITY, EQUITY AND JURIDICAL PLURALISM

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
Aparecida Luzia Alzira ZUIN
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Formal Equality ◽  
The One ◽  
Education In Brazil ◽  
Substantial Equality

This work aims to conceptualize formal equality and substantial (material) equality as the guiding principles for the formulation of affirmative action policies -- Quota Law (n. 12.711/2012). It differentiates between two types of equalities: formal and substantial, taking into account that the differences serve to the understanding of Quota Law's matter, allowing to assert that substantial equality is the one that best assures equity, the strengthening of human rights and the admission of a population historically excluded from public higher education in Brazil. In what concerns affirmative action, its political disposition and temporary character expose the foundations of Compensatory and Distributive Theories and the Principles of Legal Pluralism and Human Dignity. Accordingly, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the text points that today's quotas, despite a series of criticisms and oppositions, have mainly allowed the admission of black and indigenous students in federal institutions of higher education.

scholarly journals A Study of the Development of Accounting Higher Education in Brazil: A View of graduation to the Doctorate

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Marcia Helena De Andrade ◽  
Fernando Silva Lima ◽  
Gustavo Henrique Silva Santana ◽  
Kaique Felipe Da Cruz Rabelo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Education In Brazil

This study sought to address the development of accounting education in the Brazilian scenario. A methodology applied to the analytical method, however, with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The results showed that masters programs are more offered by public higher education institutions, a reality that is controversial for a graduate. The Research concludes that it is necessary to carry out a strategy and incentives to increase as vacancies in the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Brazil.

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