Undergraduate Language Programmes in England: A Widening Participation Crisis

Autor/in	Muradás-Taylor, Becky
Titel	Undergraduate Language Programmes in England: A Widening Participation Crisis
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 22 (2023) 3, S.322-342 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Muradás-Taylor, Becky)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/14740222231156812
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; College Second Language Programs; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Status; Access to Education; Undergraduate Students; Student Participation; College Admission; Admission Criteria; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Ausland; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren
Abstract	England has a language education crisis: fewer people are studying languages at school and university language programmes are closing. This study analyses data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK admissions service for higher education. The study quantifies how entry tariff and socioeconomic background affect access to language degree programmes. The results show that: (1) the number of students studying languages and number of languages offered correlate with entry tariff; and (2) the probability of a university offering languages and probability of it offering a range of at least five languages correlate with entry tariff and the percentage of students from less privileged socioeconomic backgrounds. Thus a widening participation crisis is highlighted: while many young people are unable to access language degree programmes, a small proportion, with the highest tariffs, can choose from a range of at least five languages. To combat the crisis, a Widening Participation Languages Network has been launched, supporting universities offering languages at below-average entry tariffs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01