Dearing Report
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The Dearing Report, formally known as the reports of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education is a series of major reports into the future of Higher Education in the United Kingdom, published in 1997. The report was commissioned by the UK government and was the largest review of higher education in the UK since the Robbins Committee
in the early 1960s. The principal author was Sir Ronald Dearing, the Chancellor
of the University of Nottingham
. It made 93 recommendations concerning the funding, expansion, and maintenance of academic standards.
The most significant change in funding recommended by the report is a shift from undergraduate tuition being funded entirely by grants from the government to a mixed system in which tuition fees, supported by low interest government loans, are raised.
The report recommended expansion of sub-degree courses, and degree
level courses at university, proposing that there was sufficient demand from employers for applicants with higher qualifications for natural growth of higher education.
To the maintenance of standards the report recommended that teaching staff receive some amount of training in teaching during their probationary period. It further proposes a system in which credit earned at one institution could be transferred to another.
The title "The Dearing Report" is also often given to the 2001 report "The Way Ahead: Church of England schools in the new millennium" which was chaired by Lord Dearing.
Robbins Report
The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government and published in 1963. The Committee met from 1961 to 1963...
in the early 1960s. The principal author was Sir Ronald Dearing, the Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. It made 93 recommendations concerning the funding, expansion, and maintenance of academic standards.
The most significant change in funding recommended by the report is a shift from undergraduate tuition being funded entirely by grants from the government to a mixed system in which tuition fees, supported by low interest government loans, are raised.
The report recommended expansion of sub-degree courses, and degree
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
level courses at university, proposing that there was sufficient demand from employers for applicants with higher qualifications for natural growth of higher education.
To the maintenance of standards the report recommended that teaching staff receive some amount of training in teaching during their probationary period. It further proposes a system in which credit earned at one institution could be transferred to another.
The title "The Dearing Report" is also often given to the 2001 report "The Way Ahead: Church of England schools in the new millennium" which was chaired by Lord Dearing.