Students put lifestyle before bank balance

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Students begin their degree courses with the intention of budgeting carefully but become debt blind by the time they reach their final year and are unable to specify exactly how much money they owe, according to new research conducted by Sue Eccles of Lancaster University management school. The study, which tracked a sample of students aged between 17 and 21, identified what was classed as a "worrying shift in behaviours", as none of those studied appeared to show an undue level of concern about how debts totaling thousands of pounds could affect their future choices and lifestyle.

Financial management, Science & research, Administration of Education Programs, Student Loans & Scholarships, Student Loans & Grants, Research, Finance, Students, Company financing, Student loans, Educational aspects

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Tackling a virtual Goliath

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Bodington is the name of an open-source virtual learning environment (VLE) software package developed by Andrew Booth and Jon Maber, both academics at Leeds University, nine years ago. While Bodington has many supporters who prefer it to the more expensive commercial systems, which are rigid, hierarchical and use US terminology, the future of the package is uncertain, with even Leeds yet to decide whether to stick with Bodington or invest in a commercial VLE.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Product development, Educational Software Pkgs (Micro), Educational software, Educational/training software, Technology in education, University of Leeds, Educational technology

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Reflect and learn to thrive

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The e-portfolios and other interactive records help students and universities to monitor their progress and employers can judge their capacities.

Electronic records, Interactive computer systems, Interactive media, Interactive technology

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