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How and why have Higher Education tuition fee policies evolved in England since 1997? A critical discourse analysis of Dearing, Browne and Augar

Hickey, Robert (2022) How and why have Higher Education tuition fee policies evolved in England since 1997? A critical discourse analysis of Dearing, Browne and Augar. Policy Futures in Education, 22 (1). pp. 108-129.

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Abstract

The last 25 years have seen a dramatic shift in tuition fee policy in England. This paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis to understand the motivations behind policy setting, comparing the pivotal reviews undertaken by Dearing, Browne and Augar. It concludes that four themes may have influenced tuition fee policy making: national politics and political narrative; the marketisation and neoliberalisation of HE; the link between the costs and benefits of education; and the pressures of the economic environment.

Item Type: Article
Status: Published
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103221136167
School/Department: Vice Chancellor's Office
URI: https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/7012

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