How and why have higher education tuition fee policies evolved in England since 1997? A critical discourse analysis of Dearing, Browne and Augar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21728186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rob Hickey (0000-0003-1856-7470, York St John University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 108-129 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Futures in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-2103 • E-ISSN: 1478-2103 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14782103221136167 |
| OpenAlex | W4307886215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
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
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |