Abstract
There are significant social inequalities in access to higher education internationally. Students from the most disadvantaged households remain persistently under-represented (Jerrim, Chmielewski, & Parker, 2015), are less likely to enter higher education, and when they do, are more likely to go to further education college rather than university (OECD, 2015; Scottish Funding Council, 2015; Sosu & Ellis, 2014). As a result, governments, supranational organisations such as the EU, and global agencies like UNESCO have expressed ambitions to reduce educational inequality and improve access to higher education (EHEA, 2012; UNESCO, 2015). Several factors such as academic performance, subject choice at secondary school and low motivation have been documented to account for this gap (e.g., Iannelli, Smyth, & Klein, 2015; (Iannelli, Smyth, & Klein, 2015; Chowdry, Crawford, Dearden, Goodman, & Vignoles, 2013; Gorard & Smith, 2006).
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2016 |
Event | European Conference on Educational Research 2016 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 22 Aug 2016 → 26 Aug 2017 |
Conference
Conference | European Conference on Educational Research 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Dublin |
Period | 22/08/16 → 26/08/17 |
Keywords
- widening access
- access to higher education
- higher education
- socioeconomic disadvantage
- social justice