Exploring Socioeconomic Inequalities and Access to Elite Postgraduate Education among English Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Mateos-González, José Luis; Wakeling, Paul
Titel	Exploring Socioeconomic Inequalities and Access to Elite Postgraduate Education among English Graduates
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 83 (2022) 3, S.673-694 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mateos-González, José Luis) ORCID (Wakeling, Paul)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-021-00693-9
Schlagwörter	Social Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Research Universities; Graduate Study; Access to Education; Advantaged; Educational Trends; Undergraduate Study; Reputation; College Admission; Selective Admission; Institutional Characteristics; Prediction; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Unterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Forschungseinrichtung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsentwicklung; Grundstudium; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Bildungsselektion; Vorhersage; Ausland
Abstract	A worldwide trend towards high levels of participation in higher education, paired with concerns about the post-university destinations of an increasing pool of graduates, have brought about two parallel phenomena: a process of sharp stratification in higher education and the growing relevance of postgraduate education as undergraduate study becomes nearly ubiquitous, particularly among the most advantaged groups of students. To date, the literature on socioeconomic inequalities and access to higher education has focussed on undergraduate education, with some researchers specifically investigating access to the most prestigious institutions. We contribute to this body of research by investigating the effects of socioeconomic characteristics on access to postgraduate education at those universities believed to deliver elite forms of higher education. We look at access to 'elite' postgraduate education among English graduates, operationalised as belonging to the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. We analyse an exceptionally large dataset (N = 533,885) capturing graduate destinations, including postgraduate education at specific institutions. We find that socioeconomic inequalities in attending an elite postgraduate degree persist, but these are mediated by educational variables. Socioeconomically advantaged students are more likely to attain a good degree and to attend an elite institution at the undergraduate level, which powerfully predicts access to elite postgraduate education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01