Using the case study approach to contribute to evidence-based policy A comparative study on cost-sharing in higher education

As an example of a study, which aims to support the use of evidence-based policy in decision-making, the paper will present a study on cost-sharing. Commissioned by the European Union, the study had the task of reviewing the impact of changes to the balance of higher education costs between public grants and private revenues using a case-study approach (Orr, Wespel, & Usher, 2014a, b). The purpose of the study was to provide a basis for open discussions on reforms to higher education funding and their consequences.

Published in: Adrian Curaj, Liviu Matei, Remus Pricopie, Jamil Salmi, Peter Scott (Hrsg.), The European Higher Education Area: Between critical reflections and future policies, Basel 2015, S. 849-863.

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