Funding for Learners Review: Funding Available to Learners in Tertiary Education: An International Comparison

DescriptionThis report provides an overview of how financial support systems for tertiary education students operate in different countries.
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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES
METHOD
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW
CHAPTER TWO: FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
SCOTLAND
ENGLAND
DENMARK
GERMANY
SWEDEN
AUSTRALIA
THE NETHERLANDS
ITALY
NEW ZEALAND
CANADA
USA
CHAPTER THREE: DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
ANNEX 1: The international experience of tuition fees and maintenance in tertiary education - a comparison.
ANNEX 2: Programme supporting the Higher Education and Further Education funding systems in different countries.
ANNEX 3: Findings from the DfES review of the use of discretionary fee remission in FE.
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The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

This report is available on the Scottish Executive Social Research website only
www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch.

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