The private higher education provider landscape in the UK

Hunt, Stephen; Boliver, Vikki

doi:10.1080/03075079.2023.2199317

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“…The two countries have similar overall rates of participation in higher education (just over 50%; Mountford-Zimdars, 2016) and feature stratified systems of higher education with elite and non-elite institutions (Raffe & Croxford 2015). However, the US system is more marketised than the English system with one in four providers being private compared to approximately 2% in the UK (Hunt & Boliver 2019). There are striking similarities regarding the dynamic between social background and the stratified higher education systems in both countries: In the US, a select 38 colleges-including five Ivy League universities-educate more students from the top 1% of income than the bottom 60%.…”

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2023

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Elite university admissions are administered by a range of organizational actors depending on national and institutional contexts. While the outcomes of highstakes elite university admissions have been studied extensively, the opaque admissions selection process remains undertheorized and understood. Using theories of professions and systems theory to examine unique qualitative interview data from admissions selectors in both the U.S. and England, this paper sheds light on the opaque decision-making of elite university admissions shaped by professional contexts and organizational dynamics. We find that the self-regulated profession of professors and the less autonomous professional staff selectors influence the decision-making processes of elite university admissions. Understanding elite university admissions based on the macro/meso-context of professions and their organizational system structure offers a theoretically original approach for future research and the potential to create more equitable admissions processes through new change strategies.

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The Power of Professors and Professionals: How Professions Shape Organizational Systems in Elite University Admissions

Mountford-Zimdars,

Grim

2023

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Elite university admissions are administered by a range of organizational actors depending on national and institutional contexts. While the outcomes of high-stakes elite university admissions have been studied extensively, the opaque admissions selection process remains undertheorized and understood. Using theories of professions and systems theory to examine unique qualitative interview data from admissions selectors in both the U.S. and England, this paper sheds light on the opaque decision-making of elite university admissions shaped by professional contexts and organizational dynamics. We find that the self-regulated profession of professors and the less autonomous professional staff selectors influence the decision-making processes of elite university admissions. Understanding elite university admissions based on the macro/meso-context of professions and their organizational system structure offers a theoretically original approach for future research and the potential to create more equitable admissions processes through new change strategies.

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“…In the UK, such changes have been part of a broader set of government reforms that have included an expansion of private providers, an emphasis on enterprise (or competitiveness among providers), and a reduction in central government direct funding to HEIs (Hunt & Boliver 2023). Margaret Thatcher's government of [1979][1980][1981][1982][1983][1984][1985][1986][1987][1988][1989][1990] was particularly influential in this shift to a more marketized HE landscape, both in terms of a reduction in government direct funding and a reduction of the independence of HEIs.…”

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Reviewing the Complexities of Student Non-Attendance and the Implications for Block Teaching

Blair,

Clancy

2024

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This article explores some of the key academic narratives relating to student nonengagement and non-continuation. Factors influencing non-attendance include family life, mental health concerns, the pressures associated with transition to university, meeting new people, timetabling, paid work, financial concerns and being on the wrong degree programme. The article argues for the need for a shift towards a greater understanding of this complexity, including through intersectional analyses, in getting to understand structural factors affecting student non-attendance as well as for a shift towards a better use of data.

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The private higher education provider landscape in the UK

Cited by 6 publications

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Full issue Vol.13 No.1 (2023)

Full issue Vol.13 No.1 (2023)

The Power of Professors and Professionals: How Professions Shape Organizational Systems in Elite University Admissions

Reviewing the Complexities of Student Non-Attendance and the Implications for Block Teaching

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