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https://doi.org/10.14943/J.HighEdu.19.45

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/56804

A Study on New Tuition Fee and Grant Systems in England : A Step towards the Expansion of Opportunities for Students from Lower Income Groups

日本語

2012-03

北海道大学高等教育推進機構

Journal of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning

19

45-51

This paper focuses on the new tuition fee system that was introduced in England in the academic year 2006-07. This system acts as an income-contingent loan: students are not required to pay tuition fees at the beginning of their study, but can start repaying them as tax when their income exceeds a fi xed amount after graduation from the university. In theory, this system gives students from lower income groups the opportunity to attend university because they do not need to provide a large amount of money at the beginning of their study. In addition, the remaining debt of those who fail to earn high lifetime incomes is remitted 25 (or 30) years after graduation, thereby relieving students of their anxiety over their debt. Hence, this paper suggests that this English tuition fee system can give us a fresh perspective in terms of the expansion of opportunities for students from lower income groups.

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1341-9374

AN10527626