Bailey.Academic_Writing

42 The Writing Process: Writing Stages
b) Recent research (Jackson et al.) shows that
employers are looking for personal skills rather than
educational qualifications.
c) The average student in Britain now leaves university
with debts of £15,000.
d) University education may help students from poorer
families to move into a higher social position.
e) Modern economies are based on knowledge.
Therefore, every country needs to educate its
workforce as highly as possible to compete with other
economies.
f) Because increasing numbers of young people are
gaining a first degree, their degrees are worth less.
It is now necessary to have a second degree to
compete in the labour market.
g) As student numbers rise, standards fall. Classrooms
become more crowded, and overworked teachers are
less able to give students personal attention.