Socioeconomic background and higher education participation: an analysis of school students' aspirations and expectations

Differential higher education participation rates between community groups are found in most developed nations, despite the overall expansion of higher education towards mass systems. Imbalances in higher education participation remain a problem in Australia. This report is concerned with one underrepresented group, people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. On crude figures, Australians from lower socioeconomic backgrounds have roughly half the likelihood of participating in higher education as Australians from medium and higher socioeconomic backgrounds. This degree of inequity has remaine... Show more

Authors: James, Richard

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Education, Science and Training. Evaluations and Investigations Programme (EIP) [+] Show more

Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Department of Education, Science and Training, 2000

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: xiii, 85 p.

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