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Description for Losing Out?
paperback. Despite the expansion of higher education, representation, level of participation and likelihood of academic success remain highest amongst young people from affluent areas and lowest amongst those from deprived neighbourhoods. This report identifies factors which impact upon the minority of disadvantaged young people who enter higher education. Num Pages: 76 pages, 4figs.23tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 314.
By tracking a group of qualified but socio-economically disadvantaged young people, this study identifies the factors which impact upon their HE careers. It examines factors that govern levels of success as well as those that impede the progress of academically able but disadvantaged young people. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to follow the progress of 395 young people from schools located in disadvantaged areas. It identifies factors that hinder their progress as well as the ways in which they overcome barriers. While there has been much recent debate on the obstacles to widening HE ... Read more
By tracking a group of qualified but socio-economically disadvantaged young people, this study identifies the factors which impact upon their HE careers. It examines factors that govern levels of success as well as those that impede the progress of academically able but disadvantaged young people. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to follow the progress of 395 young people from schools located in disadvantaged areas. It identifies factors that hinder their progress as well as the ways in which they overcome barriers. While there has been much recent debate on the obstacles to widening HE ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
Number of Pages
76
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861345080
SKU
V9781861345080
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Ref
99-50
About Alasdair Fu
Alasdair Forsyth is a Research Associate and Andy Furlong is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department, both in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. They were co-authors of an earlier publication on access to HE (Socio-economic disadvantage and access to Higher Education, Policy Press, 2000) and have worked extensively on youth transitions.
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