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A 'CONSUMER REVOLUTION' FOR BRITISH HIGHER ED

Thursday, November 05, 2009

The British government published its ten-year plan for higher ed this week called 'Higher Ambitions'. They want a consumer revolution to take place - preparation for raising tuition fees no doubt. The potentially devastating impact that consumerist rhetoric might have on student attitudes to learning really concerns me so much so that I felt moved to send this letter to The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/nov/05/universities-funding-mandelson-research-assessment

 

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