UK graduation rates fall

[Tangled up in Blue]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/sep/07/education-graduation-oecd-university

It was about 6% of the age group when I did my first degree back in 71-74, IIRC.

 

[Napster]

Graduation was devalued as soon as polys were allowed to call themselves unis.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Graduation was devalued as soon as polys began offering degrees in Media Studies, Leisure & Tourism and Event Management whilst deeming 3 E's at A-Level as suitable for entry..

Amended...

Although I'd also put a considerable amount of this on just how much suitable learning you actually achieve on these courses, coupled with the increasing financial aspect of University. In Holland, courses are more pro-active, allowing you to learn more with "on-the-job" training with the added bonus of being paid... Over here, it's more or less "Sit down, look at the Powerpoint, there's an exam in 4 months."

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Graduation was devalued as soon as polys were allowed to call themselves unis.

Good job I did my degree in Politics before my Polytechnic changed its name to Birmingham City University, then.:)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Good job I did my degree in Politics before my Polytechnic changed its name to Birmingham City University, then.:)

Hey that's my Alma Mater!

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Good job I did my degree in Politics before my Polytechnic changed its name to the University of the Central Midlands then.:)

Perhaps you may have picked up a modicum of intellectual rigour if you had attended a proper university.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Hey that's my Alma Mater!

Gosta Green or Bournville? I was at GG in my first year then we switched to Bourneville.
Blimey,Cricko at Highfield College yesterday and now you at Brum today.Small world indeed.:smiles:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Gosta Green or Bournville? I was at GG in my first year then we switched to Bourneville.

Neither mate. Millennium Point in the heart of the city. Mature student, only graduated in January.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Gosta Green or Bournville? I was at GG in my first year then we switched to Bourneville.

Do these two august bodies engage in a boat race?

 

[MK Shrimper]

Do these two august bodies engage in a boat race?

Yep. Down the Solihull canal. Far more fun - it's like a slalom avoiding the shopping trolleys.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Perhaps you may have picked up a modicum of intellectual rigour if you had attended a proper university.

Ha! :D I did later when I picked up my MA from The Institute of Education,London University in the early 90's.I see UCL were trounced on University Challenge last night though.:thumbdown:
BTW,there's a grammatical difference between may and might which you seem to be unaware of.:)

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Do these two august bodies engage in a boat race?

Are you implying that you went to an Oxbridge college like my younger brother and fellow Highfield College+WHSB alumni (not Shrimpero,the other one)? :unsure:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Are you implying that you went to an Oxbridge college like my younger brother and fellow Highfield College+WHSB alumni (not Shrimpero,the other one)? :unsure:

No, I'm implying you went to a craphole at the other end of the educational spectrum from Oxbridge, whilst I went somewhere better.

 

[MrB]

No, I'm implying you went to a craphole at the other end of the educational spectrum from Oxbridge, whilst I went somewhere better.

The pub???

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

No, I'm implying you went to a craphole at the other end of the educational spectrum from Oxbridge, whilst I went somewhere better.

Perhaps you'd care to enlighten us with the name of this august institution and the year in which you graduated(not to mention your degree subject)so as a more objective assessment could be made?:unsure:
BTW,I think you'll find that UCL has one of the finest academic reputations in the UK.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

The pub???

I freely admit to spending a lot of my time and money there as an undergraduate.:clap:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Perhaps you'd care to enlighten us with the name of this august institution and the year in which you graduated(not to mention your degree subject)so as a more objective assessment could be made?:unsure:
BTW,I think you'll find that UCL has one of the finest academic reputations in the UK.

Why don't you exercise your tiny mind and have a guess?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Why don't you exercise your tiny mind and have a guess?

The subject(from some of your comments elsewhere)would be economics, I imagine.No idea about the Uni.:)

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

The subject(from some of your comments elsewhere)would be economics, I imagine.No idea about the Uni.:)

LSE, 1994, Government and Economics.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

LSE, 1994, Government and Economics.

Interesting.My younger daughter is thinking about studying there.