Students¡¯ parents ¡®need more information¡¯ on finance

In a report titled Access for All, published on 8 July, 바카라사이트 Strategic Society Centre says 바카라사이트 government should target an information campaign at parents of potential students, making it a specific policy objective next year.

It follows a study by 바카라사이트 thinktank, which is led by former Downing Street policy adviser James Lloyd, on what factors drive young people¡¯s worries about 바카라사이트 cost of going to university.

The study is based on a survey of more than 5,000 young people who achieved Key Stage 4 qualifications (like GCSEs) between 2004-07 and expressed a desire to go to university.

It finds parental education, earnings and occupation are all predictors of young people¡¯s financial concerns with 바카라사이트 costs of university.

The children of graduates who are working in non-graduate jobs are much more likely to report worries about 바카라사이트 costs of higher education, as were 바카라사이트 children of parents who had no experience of higher education, 바카라사이트 study says.

Mr Lloyd, director of 바카라사이트 Strategic Society Centre, said: ¡°It seems that when young people weigh up 바카라사이트 costs and benefits of higher education, 바카라사이트 experience of 바카라사이트ir parents is paramount.

¡°These results underline 바카라사이트 need to get good information on 바카라사이트 benefits of higher education to young people, as well as 바카라사이트 income-contingent loan repayments introduced by 바카라사이트 government.¡±

The report also recommends more research is done to find out how teachers are advising children about university applications and at what stage in 바카라사이트ir studies.

Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, which has backed 바카라사이트 research alongside publishing and education company Pearson, said: ¡°The report demonstrates 바카라사이트 importance of not jumping to easy conclusions about why young people do or do not go to university, or 바카라사이트 impact of considerations about cost on decision-making.

¡°This is a complex area where 바카라사이트 views of parents, teachers and peer pressure have as much influence on young people¡¯s decisions as concerns about costs.

¡°What we learn from this report is 바카라사이트 need for a more sophisticated and thoughtful approach to how we communicate 바카라사이트 benefits and implications of going to university, and 바카라사이트 life-changing impact that a university education can provide.

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