Parental Education, Social Class and Entry to Higher Education 1976-86

Burnhill, Peter; Garner, Cathy; McPherson, Andrew

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“…While there is little published literature on the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and predicted performance at A levels, there is some evidence that the acquisition of actual qualifications necessary for entry into post-16 education is related to social class, gender and level of parental education. 10,11 For example, the academic progress of Scottish school leavers has been examined. 11 Those with parents in social class II were five times more likely to achieve the standard university entry qualifications than school leavers whose parents were in classes IIIM, IV or V. Where both parents had attended school or college past the age of 17, school leavers were more than twice as likely to attain the necessary qualifications in comparison with those whose parents had not been educated past 16 years of age.…”

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“…10,11 For example, the academic progress of Scottish school leavers has been examined. 11 Those with parents in social class II were five times more likely to achieve the standard university entry qualifications than school leavers whose parents were in classes IIIM, IV or V. Where both parents had attended school or college past the age of 17, school leavers were more than twice as likely to attain the necessary qualifications in comparison with those whose parents had not been educated past 16 years of age. Female students were 20% more likely than male students to gain the entry qualifications.…”

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“…Sociodemographic characteristics have been found to be poor predictors of actual entry to university-level education, once applicants had been filtered through earlier stages of the application process. 11 However having accepted the offer as 'firm' or 'insurance' is a highly significant predictor of final acceptance to the course. This area requires further exploration.…”

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“…It is possible that social class exerts a strong influence upon both choice of dental school and the success of applications. 11 In future research it will be important to identify both the impact of social class on the success of applications and the particular stage of the application process at which such impact occurs. There is an urgent need to investigate further the relationship between the application process and success in the study of dentistry.…”

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Admission as a dental student to the former UMDS and its relationship to socio-demographic characteristics

Newton

Buck²,

Thorogood

et al. 2003

Br Dent J

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Objectives To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of successful and unsuccessful applicants to one UK dental school over a period of five years. To compare the characteristics of successful and unsuccessful candidates. Design Retrospective analysis of admissions data for the former United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' (UMDS) dental school provided by Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for a five year period (1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998). Participants Applicants to the former UMDS dental school between 1994 and 1998. Main outcome measures Success of candidates at four stages of the application process: initial application; offer made by the dental school; offer accepted or declined by the candidate; candidate accepted by the school (post A level results). Comparisons were made of the success rates among candidates grouped according to socio-demographic characteristics at each transition between these stages. A level performance was not included in the analysis, which must limit the findings, and may explain some of the variation found in the study. Results The effect of socio-demographic characteristics on the admissions process was small though significant. Approximately 9% of initial applicants reached the final stage and were accepted into the dental school. The most marked effect was a bias towards female entrants (11.5% of women applicants were accepted, compared with 7% of men). Only 5% of applicants from all the Black minority groups were successful. In comparison 17% of applicants of Chinese origin were successful. The proportion of accepted applicants from London and the South East (12%) was greater than from other areas (9%). Conclusions Any conclusions must be tempered by the limitations of the study: the retrospective nature of the study together with the lack of information on A level results. Given these caveats, this study has demonstrated that the success of applicants to one former dental school was related to their socio-demographic characteristics. A prospective study including a number of dental schools in the UK which records both predicted and achieved A level grades would provide more definitive information on the impact of socio-demographic factors on admission to dental school.

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Admission as a dental student to the former UMDS and its relationship to socio-demographic characteristics

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Buck²,

Thorogood

et al. 2003

Br Dent J

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“…5,8 Therefore, as ethnic groups vary as to their social class, it may be anticipated there may be differences in entry into the higher education system by ethnic group. The desire to improve access to higher education is a laudable aim and the increasing number of minority ethnic groups in medical and dental schools may give weight to the success to such a strategy.…”

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Social background of minority ethnic applicants to medicine and dentistry

Bedi¹,

Gilthorpe²

2000

Br Dent J

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Participation in higher education: A geodemographic perspective on the potential for further expansion in student numbers

Batey¹,

Brown²,

Corver³

1999

Journal of Geographical Systems

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Parental Education, Social Class and Entry to Higher Education 1976-86

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Admission as a dental student to the former UMDS and its relationship to socio-demographic characteristics

Admission as a dental student to the former UMDS and its relationship to socio-demographic characteristics

Social background of minority ethnic applicants to medicine and dentistry

Participation in higher education: A geodemographic perspective on the potential for further expansion in student numbers

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