Participation in higher education: A geodemographic perspective on the potential for further expansion in student numbers

Peter Batey, Peter Brown and Mark Corver
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Peter Batey: Department of Civic Design, University of Liverpool, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 3BX, Great Britain (e-mail: pwjbatey@liv.ac.uk; pjbbrown@liv.ac.uk)
Peter Brown: Department of Civic Design, University of Liverpool, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 3BX, Great Britain (e-mail: pwjbatey@liv.ac.uk; pjbbrown@liv.ac.uk)
Mark Corver: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QD, Great Britain

Journal of Geographical Systems, 1999, vol. 1, issue 3, 277-303

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Key words: Higher education; geodemographics; participation rates; JEL classification: C80; I21; I28; J11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1007/s101090050015

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