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Direct linkPallavi Banerjee – Higher Education Evaluation and Development, 2024
Purpose: The primary aim of this paper is to illuminate the critical issue of the degree awarding gap in the UK, which significantly impacts students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and minority groups. By conducting a systematic review of existing literature following the PRISMA protocol, this study seeks to uncover the complex web of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Degrees, Achievement Gap, Socioeconomic Status
Fisher, Trevor – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2011
Poor social mobility has become controversial, with the stranglehold of the independent schools over elite universities intensifying during the New Labour period. The author identifies the failure of New Labour's Mark 2 A level reforms to deal with the situation, particularly the introduction of the A star at A level, which has given the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Social Mobility, Access to Education
