Capturing the complexity: Towards a better understanding of collaborative higher education provision in the UK

This article investigates collaborative Higher Education (HE) landscape in the United Kingdom (UK). Collaborative arrangements between publicly funded (i.e. with recurrent funding from Funding Councils or other public bodies) Institutions (HEIs) and private providers have witnessed a significant expansion since 2010, terms of student numbers public-backed loan support. The focus this is on understanding rationale complexities around HE provision involving HEIs providers. uses data collected through interviews, 19 stakeholders representing UK.