Paying for Higher Education in England: Funding Policy and Families

West, Anne; Roberts, Jonathan; Lewis, Jane; Noden, Philip

doi:10.1080/00071005.2014.990353

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“…This is especially true for early-career graduates, who are less likely to be able to call on employer support. There are clear differences in the financial support parents can provide to undergraduate children, with many affluent families extending this support into later adulthood (Houle, 2013;West et al, 2015).…”

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Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?

Wakeling

Hampden‐Thompson

Hancock

2017

British Educational Res J

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Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, international evidence is equivocal on whether such debt is a deterrent to further study and there is hardly any prior research on this topic in the UK context. Using a large‐scale survey of 2009 and 2012 graduates from six selective English universities, we investigate the association between undergraduate debt, other graduate characteristics and progression to postgraduate study. We find some association of higher debt levels with lower rates of progression to postgraduate study, although this reduces when controlling for other factors, such as degree‐level attainment and subject discipline. Within a multivariate logistic regression model predicting progression to postgraduate study we find that debt is not a statistically significant predictor, although other characteristics are important. This indicates, we suggest, that underlying financial resources, rather than debt per se, are critical in enabling access to postgraduate study. We consider the implications of recently announced loans for postgraduate study in England given these findings.

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Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?

Wakeling

Hampden‐Thompson

Hancock

2017

British Educational Res J

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“…Harrison ; West et al . ) – and their parents, at least one of whom had been to university . Students and parents were approached through universities' student services.…”

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Intergenerational Relations between English Students, Graduates Living at Home, and their Parents

Lewis

West

2016

Soc Policy Adm

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Debate about intergenerational relations has become more prominent since the financial crisis of 2007-09, focusing particularly on the difficulties faced by young adults trying to enter the labour and housing markets, whilst often bearing high levels of debt incurred as students. This article reviews the nature of the 'intergenerational contract' at both the micro level of the family, and at the macro level between individuals and the state. We then present qualitative, empirical data on the relationship between parents and: (1) their student children; and (2) their graduate children who have returned home. We focus primarily on the financial support provided by parents to the two groups. We explore why support is given, and the nature of similarities and differences in terms of what is given. We find that virtually all parents who were able to support their young adult children financially did so, but to different degrees and with different amounts of tension and anxiety. We suggest that the increased importance of the intergenerational contract at the micro level is likely to contribute to intra-rather than intergenerational inequalities.

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“…In outlining the impact that the post-2012 system of funding has had on those students from low income households-typically labelled as "widening participation" in England-the article makes three important contributions to the literature. First, the findings appear to add further weight to Antonucci's contention that "the investor model" of funding HE in England is not likely to enhance social mobility or reduce intra-generational inequality (Antonucci, 2016;West, Roberts, Lewis, & Noden, 2015). Second, whilst we would not seek to refute Barr's assessment of the importance of resources in early child development, this study provides an insight into the lived experiences of those from low income backgrounds "who make the starting gate" (Barr, 2012, p. 502).…”

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“…Some parents actually took more direct ownership over the money by appropriating the maintenance loan and rationing it on a monthly basis for their offspring (see West et al, for further discussion). Megan suggested that this enabled her to know “how much I'm spending in a way more than other people” (Megan, NFS, second interview).…”

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Student budgets and widening participation: Comparative experiences of finance in low and higher income undergraduates at a northern red brick university

Hordósy

Clark

2018

Soc Policy Adm

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Drawing on a thematic analysis of longitudinal qualitative data (ntotal = 118), this article takes a “whole student lifecycle” approach to examine how lower and higher income students at an English northern red brick university variously attempted to manage their individual budgets. It explores how students reconcile their income—in the form of loans, grants, and bursaries—with the cost of living. Four arenas of interest are described: planning, budgeting, and managing “the student loan”; disruptions to financial planning; the role of familial support; and strategies of augmenting the budget. In detailing the micro‐level constraints on the individual budgets of lower and higher income undergraduates, the article highlights the importance of non‐repayable grants and bursaries in helping to sustain meaningful participation in higher tariff, more selective, higher education institutions. It also supports an emerging body of literature that suggests that the continuing amendments to the system of funding higher education in England are unlikely to address inequality of access, participation, and outcome.

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Paying for Higher Education in England: Funding Policy and Families

Cited by 25 publications

References 34 publications

Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?

Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?

Intergenerational Relations between English Students, Graduates Living at Home, and their Parents

Student budgets and widening participation: Comparative experiences of finance in low and higher income undergraduates at a northern red brick university

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