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Morley, Louise; Leach, Fiona; Lugg, Rosemary – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
This article is based on an ESRC/DFID funded research project on Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/wideningparticipation). There are questions about whether widening participation in higher education is a force for democratisation or differentiation.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Statistical Data, Biographies
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McMillan, Julie; Western, John – Higher Education, 2000
Criticizes the accuracy of the methodology currently used by the Australian Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs for identifying socioeconomic status of higher education students. Proposes new individually based measures related to the occupation and education of parents when the student was in high school. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Methodology
Bruno, Rosalind R. – Current Population Reports, 1988
Using data from the October supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), collected in 1984 and 1985, this report presents statistical information on students in the United States attending nursery school through college by age, race, Spanish origin, sex, marital status, household relationship, residence, and family income. The data are…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Butler, Martha L. – 1977
A study was undertaken at the University of Arkansas to identify what problem areas may exist for students in general or for particular groups of students. The Student Needs Survey instrument was developed in the spring of 1976 for use in this study. It was designed to determine the extent of student needs in seven areas: academic, career choice,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Choice, College Students