Change in Higher Education: Private Providers Professor Sir Robert Burgess
Structure of Higher Education Institutions Ancient Civic Ex university of London Colleges Colleges of Advanced Technology Plate Glass Post 92
Change in Purpose Plate glass-cope with expansion New thinking, new curricula Location based on local donation Post 92-Opened up idea of a university Delivered Mass Higher Education
Aspects of Inequality Expansion 400,000 to 2 million HE not equally distributed between rich and poor The rich disproportionately represented
A New Style of HE Provision Private Provider Independent College Challenger Institutions Alternative Providers
Some Characteristics of Alternative Providers Questioning elites Challenging existing institutions Growth as Validated institutions New styles of pedagogy and learning Financial stability
Developing APs Study for BIS of APs in 2012 674 private providers – what is a private provider? Only 35 had over 1000 students Only 5 had over 5000 students Most popular subjects Business, Management, Accountancy and IT Established for 12 years
What are the purposes of an AP? Example of GSM Recognised for social inclusion and change Promoting Widening Participation Recruitment Locally New Curricula – Strengths based education Employability and the curriculum Commitment to Social Mobility
Some Activities Raising the importance of teaching Measures of engagement to determine risk and retention Interventions to improve retention, progression and achievement
New areas for Development Distinctive Mission Recruit from White Working Class Innovative degree programmes: ft, pt, accelerated Obtain degree awarding powers Level playing field essential