New research reveals that poorer students are less likely to leave home for university – and that has serious impacts on their experience.
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The ministerial task team's report presents a jaundiced view of an important organisation that's opened the doors of higher education to many who would otherwise have been closed out.
Pension fund managers must consider environmental, social and governance issues when making investment decisions. The student funding crisis is a perfect example of a social issue.
Student funding processes must be opened up to public scrutiny and participation if they're to succeed.
Coming to understand students' individual stories allows lecturers to guide, mentor and support them.
South Africa will need about R60 billion a year to rollout free university education. A tax on graduates seems to be a practical solution.
In a good system, university education is free for students while they are studying. They then pay part of the cost once they have graduated.
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Professor of Public Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Director of PG Studies & Higher Education Studies PhD Co-ordinator, Rhodes University
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Head of Department, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral fellow, Rhodes University
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PhD Candidate, Rhodes University
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Research Director at the Financial and Fiscal Commission and Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Bath
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Research Associate in Higher Education Policy and Planning, Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher, The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, University of Pretoria
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Researcher, University of Bath
