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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21728186
AutoresRob Hickey (0000-0003-1856-7470, York St John University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen22
Número1
Páginas108-129
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolicy Futures in Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-2103 • E-ISSN: 1478-2103
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14782103221136167
OpenAlexW4307886215
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas30

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

Critical discourse analysis · Discourse analysis · Education policy · Higher education · Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Policy analysis · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Learning Practices · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Public Administration