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Direct linkBernard, Julie – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2006
Research conducted by Patrick Clancy and by Fitzpatrick Associates and Philip O'Connell on the level of representation of socio-economic groups amongst higher education entrants has been a key element in the development of access policy and practice in Ireland. This article reviews the context for the development of access and explores the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Class, Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged
Download full textMcIntyre, John; Egg, Mez – 2001
Current policy discourses on "equity" in VET tend to gloss over the nature of the socioeconomic disadvantage that underlies questions of the participation and achievement of the so-called "target equity groups." While indexes of socioeconomic disadvantage are widely applied in education, their application to VET participation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Context Effect, Continuing Education, Developed Nations
