ERIC Number: EJ743625
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 16
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Access to and Participation in Higher Education in Northern Ireland
Osborne, Robert D.
Higher Education Quarterly, v60 n4 p333-348 Oct 2006
This paper summarises some of the key characteristics of access to and participation in higher education. In particular, it focuses on the key social characteristics of participation and the interaction with migration to study outside Northern Ireland. Key policy areas relating to student finance and widening access are also considered. The paper also reports on qualitative research conducted with Protestant and Catholic pupils from less well-off backgrounds about attitudes to further and higher education. The paper concludes by suggesting higher education policy issues for a newly restored devolved administration.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Social Characteristics, Student Attitudes, Migration, Qualitative Research, Protestants, Catholics, Adult Education, Student Participation, Socioeconomic Background, Educational Finance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
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