ERIC Number: EJ1026156
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 6
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Observations on the Re-Emergence of a Binary System in UK Universities for Economics Degree Programmes
Talbot, Steve; Reeves, Alan; Johnston, James
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, v18 n1 p14-19 2014
An audit of economics provision shows that over the past decade economics has disappeared from large parts of the UK's higher education landscape, especially the post-1992 universities. In the north of Britain the binary system has effectively re-emerged leaving many potential students unable to study key subjects such as economics. Post-1992 institutions appear to have responded to forces in the higher education market by retreating from key subjects. The experience of economics shows how universities exercising their autonomy deal with complex issues such as the link between research and subject provision and the stratification of applicants along social class lines.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economics Education, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Educational Change, Higher Education, Research, Geographic Location, Social Class, Social Stratification, Universities, College Administration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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