2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on New Tuition Fee and Grant Systems in England : A step towards the expansion of opportunity for students from lower income groups
| Project/Area Number |
21730622
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
|---|
| Research Field |
Educaion
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Hirosaki University (2010)
Shimane University (2009) |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
TANAKA Masahiro Hirosaki University, 21世紀教育センター, 准教授 (30423362)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
|
| Keywords | 授業料 / 奨学金 / 高等教育 / イギリス |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
The new tuition fee system that was introduced in England in the academic year 2006-07 acts as an income contingent loan : students are not required to pay tuition fees at the beginning of their study at university, but can start repaying them as tax when their income exceeds a fixed amount after graduation. The adoption of this system, in theory, gives students from lower income groups the opportunity to attend university since they do not need to provide a large amount of money at the beginning of their study. In addition, the remaining debt of those who fail to earn high lifetime incomes is remitted twenty-five years after graduation, thereby relieving students of their anxiety over their debt. Thus, the English new tuition fee system can give us a fresh perspective in terms of the expansion of opportunity for students from lower income groups.
|
Research Products
(5 results)
