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ERIC Number: EJ435019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
Gender Differences in Undergraduate University Admissions in the United Kingdom.
Mar-Molinero, C.
Educational Studies, v17 n1 p49-63 1991
Analyzes undergraduate admission data from the United Kingdom by sex, subject, and qualification level. Finds that admission into male dominated programs is made easier by a greater number of openings for students than female-dominated programs have. Concludes that female students are disadvantaged by the distribution of openings. (DK)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Educational Discrimination, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Operations Research, Selective Admission, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Kingdom