Browsing by Subject "tasa-arvo uusliberalistinen koulutuspolitiikka"

In this thesis I examine first time student quotas put into operation in the spring of 2016, from the perspective of people already with a higher education degree or an accepted place in a university applying for another higher education place. Goals for this study are to find out why applicants reapply and how they experience the new quotas. In the theory section I introduce earlier research about neo-liberalism in educational politics and equality in education. After this I consider how applicants are being selected into higher education and the higher education student selection reform, especially the first time student quotas. Material was collected by interviewing four applicants who were not considered as first time students in the higher education joint application of spring 2016. Interviews were conducted as theme-centered interviews. The transcribed material was then analyzed using the data-driven content analysis method. According to the results those who are not considered first time students reapply for higher education for reasons related to work and finding their own place. All the interviewees had different reasons for reapplying. The applicants’ attitude towards the new quotas were very negative. They experienced the quotas as discriminating and limiting to individual freedom. The benefits from the society's point of view were also questioned. The negatives were seen to outweigh the benefits.