‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university

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‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university

Mass expansion of the UK Higher Education (HE) sector is eroding its well-documented benefits – leading many to question whether HE remains worthwhile. Avoiding the traditional approach of estimating the returns to HE, we investigate why many now feel that attending university will not yield any fin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Cook, Steve, Watson, Duncan, Webb, Rob
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2018
Subjects:	Higher education; Graduate premium; Massification; Attitudes; Underpayment
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49747/

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