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Direct linkSutton Trust, 2015
This reports builds on from the previous report "Parliamentary Privilege--The Candidates" and examines the backgrounds of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the new House of Commons. The following findings are discussed: (1) Almost a third (32%) of MPs in the new House of Commons was privately educated. This means that the new House is only…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Legislators, Individual Characteristics, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedNoden, Philip; Shiner, Michael; Modood, Tariq – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
Previous research suggested that candidates from some black and minority ethnic groups were less likely to receive an offer of a place from an "old" university. These findings were disputed in a re-analysis carried out for HEFCE which found that only Pakistani candidates were significantly less likely to receive offers (from both…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Selective Admission
