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Institutions of higher education in Britain are famous for their autonomy. But recently this has seemed threatened as financial cuts imposed by the Government have resulted in the universities and ...colleges having to merge departments, lose staff, reduce student intake and cut courses, all against their will. The University Grants Committee has traditionally been regarded as a buffer between the government of the day and the universities. The non-university sector, at least in England, has a newly formed body called the National Advisory Body which could be seen as being equivalent in its function to the U.G.C. The question is: are these bodies acting in the interest of higher education, or are they merely tools of the Government?
Institutions of higher education in Britain are famous for their autonomy. But recently this has seemed threatened as financial cuts imposed by the Government have resulted in the universities and ...colleges having to merge departments, lose staff, reduce student intake and cut courses, all against their will. The University Grants Committee has traditionally been regarded as a buffer between the government of the day and the universities. The non-university sector, at least in England, has a newly formed body called the National Advisory Body which could be seen as being equivalent in its function to the U.G.C. The question is: are these bodies acting in the interest of higher education, or are they merely tools of the Government?
| Module code and title: | E222, The control of education in Britain |
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| Item code: | E222; 10; 1983 |
| Recording date: | 1983-09-07 |
| First transmission date: | 20-09-1983 |
| Published: | 1983 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:27 |
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| Producer: | Meg Sheffield |
| Contributors: | Gerry Fowler; Ian McNay; Edward Parkes; Leslie Wagner |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Advisory Body; Autonomy; Balance of control; Cuts; Higher Education; University Grants Committee |
| Master spool number: | TMK36952H628 |
| Production number: | TMK36952H628 |
| Available to public: | no |
