scholarly journals Troublesome Access: Non-Admission Experiences in the Competitive Finnish Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulpukka Isopahkala-Bouret
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Equality Of Opportunity ◽  
The State ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Competitive Systems ◽  
Marketization Of Higher Education ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Finnish Higher Education

In this study, I address policy aims to reconcile equality of opportunity and marketization by examining difficulties in access to Finnish higher education. Finnish higher education is largely funded by the state and has no tuition fees. However, new demands have arisen that align with market-driven policy. At the same time, the Finnish system is one of the most competitive systems in the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD), and around 70% of applicants do not gain admittance. The purpose of this study is to examine how prospective degree students who have applied without being allowed to start studying toward a degree respond to the loss of opportunity and position themselves in the higher education marketplace. The analysis is based on 50 online narratives. The results are elaborated into three exploratory story models: (1) ‘Never give up on your dreams’; (2) ‘Need to figure out a new plan’; and (3) ‘You can’t get everything you want in life’. The stories show that marketization of higher education affects the experiences and expectations of prospective students. Moreover, marketization offers opportunities differently for those who already have plenty of resources to compete for access to higher education and those who do not.

Reconsidering a Classic: Assessing the History of Women's Higher Education a Dozen Years after Barbara Solomon

1997 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Eisenmann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Normal Schools ◽  
Educational History ◽  
Subsequent Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Women's Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

In this article, Linda Eisenmann examines the role and impact of Barbara Solomon's now classic text in women's educational history, In the Company of Educated Women: A History of Women and Higher Education in America. Eisenmann analyzes how Solomon's book influenced, defined, and in some ways limited the field of women's educational history. She shows how current historical research — such as the study of normal schools and academies — grew out of Solomon's work. She points out where the book is innovative and indispensable and where it disappoints us as teachers and scholars in the 1990s. Eisenmann criticizes Solomon for placing too much emphasis on women's access to higher education, thereby ignoring the importance of wider historical and educational influences such as economics, women's occupational choices, and the treatment of women in society at large. Finally, Eisenmann examines the state of subsequent research in women's higher educational history. She urges researchers to investigate beyond the areas defined by Solomon's work and to assess the impact of these neglected subjects on women's experiences in education.

scholarly journals SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN SELEKSI PEMILIHAN PERGURUAN TINGGI MENGGUNAKAN METODE TOPSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Hylenarti Hertyana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Selection System ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
Selection Of

High school alumni of the same level often experience difficulties in determining universities to continue their studies. The selection of tertiary institutions for equivalent high school alumni is constrained only by listening to talk, even often because of following friends. This is because there are so many types of criteria from universities that eventually make prospective students confused and choose without consideration. The selection of higher education institutions should be adjusted between the criteria of higher education and the needs and abilities of prospective students. This study uses an experimental model regarding the selection system of higher education selection decisions using the TOPSIS method. The purpose of this study is to help prospective students in the selection of universities to continue their studies. 7 criteria were obtained including Cost (BY) obtained from tuition fees, Accreditation Value (NA) obtained from the value of college accreditation, Achievement (PS) obtained from academic and non academic achievements, Lecturer Education (PD) obtained from education lecturers, facilities (FS) obtained from available facilities, scholarships (BS) obtained from scholarships at tertiary institutions and UKM (UK) obtained from student activity units available at the college. The results of this study can meet the objectives because the results of calculations can be faster in producing information that can help prospective students in choosing a college.

scholarly journals The Marketization of Higher Education Discourse: A Genre Analysis of University Website Homepages in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongtong ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Conversational Discourse ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Marketization Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Market ◽  
Education Discourse

The past three decades have witnessed the growing influence of market forces on higher education, resulting in what is defined by Fairclough (1993) as the marketization of academic discourse. The present study attempts to examine the effect of such trend on university website homepages in China, which is an under-researched genre of higher education discourse. By applying the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and genre analytical approach, this article describes the generic characteristics of the “About Us” section in five university website homepages, analyzing the structural organization, rhetorical moves, communicative purposes as well as the discursive strategies used in the text. Research shows that authoritative discourse forms the key note in this genre, a reflection of the centralized operation of Chinese universities. Meanwhile, the existence of conversational discourse reveals the university’s endeavor to establish a friendly relationship with the prospective students. Furthermore, promotional elements in terms of both contents and linguistic choices have been employed to help construct a positive image of universities to stand out in the stiff competition in today’s higher education market in China.

scholarly journals Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education in the Philippines

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Miguel Antonio Lim ◽  
Sylvie Lomer ◽  
Christopher Millora
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Heated Debate

The Philippines has recently introduced a subsidy for tuition fees to enable universal access to higher education. There has been a heated debate about the Act’s sustainability and its implications for equity. We examine these issues and argue that, despite concerns, this move is a strategic long-term investment for the country.

scholarly journals Analysis of the efficiency of higher education systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 207-214
Author(s):  
Réka Tóth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Higher Education Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
The Government

The aim of the higher education reform process both in Hungary and in the European countries is establishing a competitive, qualitative higher education. The Education Minister of our country regularly emphasizes in his statements that the quantitative changes of he past 15 years are completed, from now the emphasis must be on quality :„a degree in itself is not sufficient, the actual knowledge behind is necessary”. To achievethis aim, the government carried out several changes in the field of higher education in the past years, one of them was implementing a budget support system in accordance with the performance of the institutions. The objective of the three year long support agreement between the state and the higher education institutions is considering quality parameters and outputs beside and instead of normative (input-based) support. The other occurent and debated issue is the introduction of tuition fees. Although this plan was rejected by the national referendum on 9th March, 2008, some weeks ago an amendment bill was passed, which would mean bringing tuition fees back in the system.In my paper I am examining whether the efficiency of higher education systems are influenced by the extent of the contribution of the state and the private sector to their expenses. Furthermore I’d like to find the answer to the following question: Does it matter what principles and mechanisms play role by the distribution of the state support between the institutions of higher education. 

scholarly journals Between Cost Cheap Prices And Increasing High Quality Educational University In Pekanbaru City

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prama Widayat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
State Universities ◽  
State University ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Main Thing

<p><em>The need of higher education in the community has become the main thing for the future, not all can study at State Universities (PTN) but some must enter in Private Universities (PTS). But the problem that arises is the problem of tuition fees in the PTS course higher than the state university, the tendency of prospective students in choosing Higher Education (PT) based on cost and quality. While the problems from the PT side lies in the budget constraints in improving quality because of talk about the quality of course comprehensive from the means of lectures to the specialization of universities. Limitations of costs can at least be overcome by the synergy of universities, private companies and governments so it is not always </em><em>student.</em></p>

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