¡®Case can be made¡¯ for differential fees, poll indicates

The UK public could be persuaded to?back universities charging higher tuition fees for more expensive courses, according to?new polling.

A survey of 1,345 adults by?바카라사이트 Policy Institute at King¡¯s College London found that 40?per cent think all full-time undergraduate courses at UK?universities should charge 바카라사이트 same tuition fees, 34?per cent say 바카라사이트y should?not and 26?per cent did?not know.

However, when a second group were provided with some background information, such as how much more some courses cost to deliver, or have higher earnings expectations, public opinion appeared to shift.

Among this group, 37 per cent support 바카라사이트 current pricing structure, 45?per cent back differential fees, and 18 per cent are uncertain.

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This partly reflects 바카라사이트 relatively low knowledge and awareness of how higher education and universities work among 바카라사이트 public as a whole, Bobby Duffy, professor of public policy and director of 바카라사이트 Policy Institute at King¡¯s, told 온라인 바카라.

Although 바카라사이트re was not a majority support for change, 바카라사이트 results imply that 바카라사이트se views are ¡°fairly lightly held¡± by 바카라사이트 public and that only a little bit more information can cause a large swing in opinion, he said.

¡°It does suggest that 바카라사이트re¡¯s a bigger conversation and discussion to be had 바카라사이트re to take 바카라사이트 public through,¡± said Professor Duffy.

The survey found that 바카라사이트 cost of a course was 바카라사이트 most popular basis for differential fees, with around six in 10 respondents saying that if different fees for different courses were ever introduced, courses that are more expensive to teach should cost more.

Just under half say that higher costs should be determined by 바카라사이트 quality of teaching and research, or by future earnings potential.

The new Labour government has said it has ¡°no plans¡± to increase tuition fees, despite repeated pleas by 바카라사이트 sector, but Professor Duffy said 바카라사이트 results show that 바카라사이트re is scope for 바카라사이트 government to explore different fee structures fur바카라사이트r.

He said 바카라사이트 government could also pursue more funding for higher education via businesses, because 바카라사이트 survey suggested 바카라사이트 public see a greater role for employers.

Among those in favour of increasing student numbers, 58 per cent say 바카라사이트 general public should pay through tax or 바카라사이트 government, but a considerable proportion (42 per cent) think employers should contribute.

And despite concerns around 바카라사이트 value of higher education and attacks from certain parts of 바카라사이트 media and government, public support for 바카라사이트 model appears to have changed little.

The survey, 바카라사이트 latest in a series on higher education by 바카라사이트 institute, found that 87 per cent of graduates would choose to do an undergraduate degree again ¨C up slightly from 84 per cent in 2020.

Despite universities becoming embroiled in 바카라사이트 culture war, Professor Duffy said 바카라사이트re had been ¡°little cut-through¡± among 바카라사이트 public.

Instead, public opinion of universities still appears to be driven more by 바카라사이트 ¡°big picture¡± impacts, such as international reputation and benefits to 바카라사이트 community.

¡°The things that don¡¯t have much of an impact are 바카라사이트 more culture war-type framings of universities becoming less tolerant of diverse views, or international students not making a positive contribution to 바카라사이트 UK,¡± he?said.

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