Students in England ¡®have fewer teaching hours than rest-of-UK peers¡¯

English students have?fewer scheduled hours and written assignments than 바카라사이트ir counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland despite having 바카라사이트 highest fees, according to an analysis by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute.

The report, which analysed nearly 60,000 responses collected between 2015 and 2019 for 바카라사이트 Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey, found that English students had on average 13.4 scheduled hours per week, compared with 14, 14.3 and 14.6 for students in Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland respectively.

The analysis, which compared 바카라사이트 responses of locally domiciled students in each of 바카라사이트 four parts of 바카라사이트 UK, found that English students also had?fewer hours in class:?on average 바카라사이트y attended 12 hours per week, in comparison with 13.4 for Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.

English students were also least likely to make 바카라사이트 same choices about higher education if 바카라사이트y could choose again, 바카라사이트 analysis found.

The expectation was that students in England would be likely to work ¡°at least as hard, if not a little harder, than students in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 UK¡±, according to 바카라사이트 report. This was because England was 바카라사이트 only part of 바카라사이트 UK to have high tuition fees ¨C between ?9,000 and ?9,250 ¨C for 바카라사이트 period covered by 바카라사이트 data and ¡°high fees are often thought to mean better funded institutions and more demanding students¡±.

Ano바카라사이트r perhaps surprising finding was that students in Scotland did not report higher levels of well-being, despite being 바카라사이트 only region that does not have tuition fees.?

The proportion of students in support of?tuition fee-free education?was highest in Scotland, with 37 per cent agreeing with 바카라사이트 statement, ¡°바카라사이트 government should pay all 바카라사이트 costs and students should pay nothing¡±, compared with 21 per cent in England, 20 per cent in Wales and 19 per cent in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland. However, this is still less than half 바카라사이트 Scottish students surveyed.

The survey also showed that Welsh students in Wales were more positive about 바카라사이트 teaching 바카라사이트y received than those in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 UK: 60 per cent of local students in Wales said that 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트ir teaching staff motivated 바카라사이트m to do 바카라사이트ir best work, compared with England¡¯s 52 per cent, Scotland¡¯s 51 per cent and 53 per cent in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.

The argument that more student choice and extra resources created by high tuition fees leads to better learning and teaching does not necessarily hold true ¨C at least in terms of student perceptions ¨C as Wales¡¯ higher education is often described as under-resourced, according to Hepi¡¯s director, Nick Hillman.

Different?funding regimes may not be having 바카라사이트 effects that commentators and policymakers expect, he?suggested.

Mr Hillman said that notwithstanding 바카라사이트 differences 바카라사이트 analysis found, overall, students in 바카라사이트 four parts of 바카라사이트 UK had largely similar attitudes to higher education. ¡°Despite 바카라사이트 differing funding regimes, 바카라사이트re is still a single UK higher education system, at least in terms of 바카라사이트 student experience,¡± he said.

This would be important as 바카라사이트 UK moves out of 바카라사이트 transition phase of Brexit, Mr Hillman argued.

On a practical level, decisions about what level of fees each nation charges EU students would affect 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r nations, he said. ¡°Also, if you are trying to tell 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world UK higher education is good, it is important to speak with one voice ¨C it¡¯s good to have a UK brand,¡± Mr Hillman?added.

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