Francetvinfo.fr (France) blog:
Universites : et si les etudiants payaient plus?/Universities : what if students pay more?
30 October 2017
Yet, according to economists Gill Wyness, Richard Murphy and Judith Scott-Clayton, who have studied this British system, it does not work so badly. The authors focus on three dimensions: the accessibility of studies, inequalities and the quality of education. On the first point, they find that the proportion of an age group entering university has doubled since the reform. For the second, they note that this increased access has mainly benefited children from modest backgrounds. Regarding the quality of education, they find that the average expenditure on students has increased; universities used the extra money they received to improve the training given to students.