Social Origins, School Type and Higher Education Destinations
Overview & Synopsis
To what extent and why do social origins matter for access to higher education, including access to elite universities? What is the role of private and selective schooling? This paper uses the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) to analyse the trajectories of a generation currently in early middle age. We find that the influence of social origins, especially parental education, remains when both a wide range of cognitive measures and school attainment are controlled. Attending a private school is powerfully predictive of gaining a university degree, and especially a degree from an elite institution, while grammar schooling does not appear to confer any advantage.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Social Origins, School Type and Higher Education Destinations |
|---|---|
| Author / Organization | Sullivan, Alice, Parsons, Samantha, Wiggins, Richard, Heath, Anthony, Green, Francis |
| Subject & Discipline | Higher Education, Access to Education, Selective Admission |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2014 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-255171 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |