Steve Cook
‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university
Cook, Steve; Watson, Duncan; Webb, Rob
Authors
Duncan Watson
Rob Webb
Abstract
Mass expansion of the UK Higher Education (HE) sector is eroding its well-documented benefits – leading many to question whether HE remains worthwhile. Avoiding the traditional approach of estimating the returns to HE, we investigate why many now feel that attending university will not yield any financial benefits. Using BSA data from 2010 we find that this negativity is being driven by perceived lack of graduate job prospects, the rise in tuition fees and wage underpayment. We conclude that this may well fuel uncertainty and reduce demand for HE from lower socio-economic groups while increasing intra class conflict in higher socio-economic groups.
Citation
Cook, S., Watson, D., & Webb, R. (2019). ‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university. Studies in Higher Education, 44(7), 1256-1267. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1434616
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 22, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 9, 2018 |
Publication Date | Feb 9, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Feb 13, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Studies in Higher Education |
Print ISSN | 0307-5079 |
Electronic ISSN | 1470-174X |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 1256-1267 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1434616 |
Keywords | Higher education; Graduate premium; Massification; Attitudes; Underpayment |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/911029 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1434616 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in on Studies in Higher Education, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03075079.2018.1434616" |
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