Participation in higher education: A geodemographic perspective on the potential for further expansion in student numbers |
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Authors: | Peter Batey Peter Brown Mark Corver |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civic Design, University of Liverpool, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 3BX, Great Britain (e-mail: pwjbatey@liv.ac.uk; pjbbrown@liv.ac.uk), GB;(2) Higher Education Funding Council for England, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QD, Great Britain, GB |
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Abstract: | Higher education in England has expanded rapidly in the last ten years with the result that currently more than 30% of young
people go on to university. Expansion is likely to continue following the recommendations of a national committee of inquiry
(the Dearing Committee). The participation rate is known to vary substantially among social groups and between geographical
areas. In this paper the participation rate is calculated using a new measure, the Young Entrants Index (YEI), and the extent
of variation by region, gender and residential neighbourhood type established. The Super Profiles geodemographic system is
used to facilitate the latter. This is shown to be a powerful discriminator and to offer great potential as an alternative
analytical approach to the conventional social class categories, based on parental occupation, that have formed the basis
of most participation studies to date.
Received: 20 October 1998/Accepted: 5 May 1999 |
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Keywords: | : Higher education geodemographics participation rates |
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