2 Universities 1918-1939

Question 1

institutions became more______ in the 1920s and 1930s

Answer 1

accessible to Britain’s middle class and to women, apart from Oxford and Cambridge mostly.

Question 2

which type of universities took on more bright working class students

Answer 2

provincial universities that were funded through scholarships and grants, and were fiercely competitive

Question 3

other routes of accessing university during this time?

Answer 3

government funded teaching grants, where ‘recognised student training’ would follow their degree with postgrad teacher training

Question 4

how did families afford university

Answer 4

making lots of sacrifices, such as in washing and lodgers to allow their children to go to university

Question 5

when did universities become directly funded by the government?

Answer 5

1919

Question 6

how did government’s improve universities in the 1920s?

Answer 6

universities appealed to the government for increased funding, and so the government increased the level of grants, and scrutiny for their management

Question 7

amount of university funding from the government? where did the rest come from?

Answer 7

1/3. the rest came from fees, endowments, etc.

Question 8

when did universities become a central part of government policies?

Answer 8

after world war 2

Question 9

what did governments think of universities in the 1920s and 1930s

Answer 9

they were irrelevant