Socio-economic differences in university outcomes in the UK: drop-out, degree completion and degree class
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Higher education, career opportunities, and intergenerational inequality
The UK government has expressed a desire to increase social mobility, with policies to help achieve this aim focused on reducing inequalities in educational attainment. This paper draws together established and new information about the contribution that higher education can make to social mobility using a life-course approach, considering differences by family background in terms of university...
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