Open AccessAn Introduction of a Financial Model for the Australian Higher Education
Author(s) -
Jin Li
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
creative education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-4771
pISSN - 2151-4755
DOI - 10.4236/ce.2011.25068
Subject(s) - cost sharing , focus (optics) , higher education , mechanism (biology) , business , economic growth , public relations , finance , political science , economics , physics , optics , law , philosophy , epistemology
This study examines the global trend in shifting university costs from national governments to individual students and families, with a specific focus on the existing cost-sharing model in Australian higher education. The Australian system is worthy of consideration by other nations as a possible mechanism for enhancing access to higher education for individuals who might otherwise not possess the opportunity to participate