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abstract: 'This paper examines trends in the participation in higher education by
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disadvantaged social groups over the recent period of higher education
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expansion and reform. It has been suggested that disadvantaged groups
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can recoup by participation at mature ages and this question is
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examined. The data sources used are the Labour Force Survey (1986-1995),
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which yielded 13384 students (6747 men and 6637 women), and the General
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Household Survey (1984-1992), which yielded 1936 students (982 men and
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954 women). From a perspective of equal opportunities, the relative
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participation of young people from manual and non-manual origins does
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not appear to have changed over the period considered, but there is some
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evidence of increased relative participation by people from manual class
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origins as mature students. Mature students from such origins were older
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than those from non-manual class origins, as were mature women than
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mature men, with consequences for employability. From a perspective of
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lifelong learning, the recent expansion has been successful, with more
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entrants from the unemployed. Considerable percentages of women also
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enter from full-time housework, and increasing percentages from manual
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work. However, as in the past, many entrants had been successful in
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becoming employed before entry, some being seconded by employers.
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Despite these changes, the greatest absolute take-up has been from
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middle class youth. Early employment outcomes were examined and suggest
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some discrimination against mature students. It is possible that the
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increased cost of higher education, in the context of an expanded labour
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market of graduates, may deter some mature students.'
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affiliation: 'Egerton, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Manchester, Ctr Census \& Survey
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Res, Fac Econ \& Social Studies, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England.
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Univ Manchester, Ctr Census \& Survey Res, Fac Econ \& Social Studies, Manchester
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M13 9PL, Lancs, England.'
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author: Egerton, M
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author_list:
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- family: Egerton
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given: M
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/1467-985X.00157
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files: []
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issn: 0964-1998
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journal: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES A-STATISTICS IN SOCIETY
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keywords: 'access to education; gender; higher education; mature study; social
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class'
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language: English
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '44'
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pages: 63-80
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papis_id: 05af635a6fb7f6d724f1c73adffb11fa
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ref: Egerton2000monitoringcontempora
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times-cited: '10'
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title: 'Monitoring contemporary student flows and characteristics: secondary analyses
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using the Labour Force Survey and the General Household Survey'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000085557500010
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '163'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Statistics \& Probability
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year: '2000'
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