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The Dynamics of Variable Fees: Exploring Institutional and Public Policy Responses

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  • Ward, David
  • Douglass, John Aubrey

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Variable fees at the graduate and undergraduate levels are a topic of discussion in the US and in the EU as part of a larger movement towards increasing the role of fees in the funding of public universities. This essay describes this relatively new shift and its causes, outlines various funding models related to fee levels, and discusses the possible policy implications of variable fee structures. Here we argue that much of the movement toward increased fees in places such as the US and the UK is being pursued incrementally, without an adequate discussion of the long-term implications either for students or for how universities fund academic programs.

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  • Ward, David & Douglass, John Aubrey, 2005. "The Dynamics of Variable Fees: Exploring Institutional and Public Policy Responses," University of California at Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education qt32n2v701, Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:cshedu:qt32n2v701
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    1. King, C. Judson & Douglass, John Aubrey & Feller, Irwin, 2007. "The Crisis of the Publics: An International Comparative Discussion on Higher Education Reforms and Possible Implications for US Public Universities," University of California at Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education qt0028f6pp, Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley.

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