An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it Really needed and What was its Real Purpose?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23363742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Gary Darwin Holmes (0000-0002-5147-0761, University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Shanlax International Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2320-2653 • E-ISSN: 2582-1334 |
| Publisher | Shanlax International Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.34293/education.v8i2.1477 |
| OpenAlex | W3007319225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 75 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper provides a critical analysis of the United Kingdom’s higher education Key Information Set (KIS), which was implemented following the 2011 UK White Paper ‘Students at the Heart of the System’. It argues that one of the central tenets of the KIS – providing information that students within a free market can make an informed choice and, through this process of consumer choice improve the quality of teaching, is untenable because a central component of the KIS, the National Student Survey (NSS), is unreliable when used for comparing university courses. Further, it argues that the KIS reified a neoliberal perspective about the worth and value of higher education qualification, positioning it as a commodity of value only to the paying individual rather than being something of value to society as a whole. It will be of particular interest to academics and policy makers from outside of the United Kingdom, where governmental and regulatory agencies may be implementing similar policies.
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