“A repeated theme on this blog has been the topic of widening participation in higher education, in particular financial and other consequences of this which do not appear to have been thought out. As ever, higher education – in Ireland, as in other countries – is expected to do more with less. The suggestion that perhaps participation in higher education has already gone far enough seems to be considered politically unacceptable …” (more)
[Wendy Richards, University Blog, 15 June]