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Carmen H. J. Lim; Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
This report is focused on the uptake of GCSE subjects in England in 2022. Uptake in a GCSE subject is defined as the number or percentage of students at the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4) taking the subject. This report was produced using publicly available data from the Department for Education's (DfE) "Find and compare schools in England"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Selective Admission, Colleges, Secondary Education
Tim Gill; Carmen H. J. Lim – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
This report is focused on the uptake of GCSE subjects in England in 2021. Uptake in a GCSE subject is defined as the number or percentage of students at the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4) taking the subject. This report was produced using publicly available data from the Department for Education's (DfE) "Find and compare schools in England"…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Colleges, Private Colleges, Educational Attainment
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Douglas, Walter; Topping, Keith – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2020
Introduction: High school students' self-efficacy beliefs about their ability to successfully obtain a first postsecondary destination in employment, education or training, and the learning sources of these beliefs were examined. Method: Factor analysis of an inventory administered to 1044 high school students (573 males and 471 females) who…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Chesters, Jenny; Watson, Louise – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
There is widespread support for expanding access to universities for under-represented groups, such as students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and older students, because of the higher rates of return to university degrees. This study examines whether this assumption holds true for mature-aged graduates who have received their degrees in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Disproportionate Representation, College Graduates
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Bandias, Susan; Fuller, Don; Larkin, Steven – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
Important recent objectives of indigenous education policy in Australia have been aimed at redressing indigenous economic and social disadvantage through increasing student retention, progression and completion rates in both compulsory and post-compulsory education. The two sectors of the tertiary education system, vocational education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Economically Disadvantaged
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Angom, Sangeeta – Higher Education for the Future, 2014
Higher education in India has witnessed tremendous increase in the institutional capacity since independence. There are many issues and challenges of higher education in the country. Among them one is regional disparity. For instance, the North Eastern Region which comprises of eight states has been declared as an economically backward area and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Development