SOSC 1340 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Intellectual Freedom
29 May 2016
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Social issue: what is the reason behind the increased cost of psot-secondary learning and how does it affect students? . Tuition woes. retrieved on august 22, 2003 from: https://www. fraserinstitute. org/article/tuition-woes. The high cost of learning: there"s no excuse for the soaring tuition fees in canada. retrieved from: https://www. policyalternatives. ca/publications/monitor/high-cost-learning. The federal government estimates the cost of a university degree (including accommodation, tuition, food, and other expenses) to be ,000 for a four year degree, while a separate survey put that figure at closer to ,000 . Decisions to attend university are also based on less tangible characteristics such as culture, attitude and motivation, which are more difficult to change. According to erika shaker, the low-income students who get loans to pay their fee are inflicted with paying back the debt more than being stressful about their job or getting better grades. Though, there is an increment in the fee of tuition but education cannot be sold for free.
