Poorer students ¡®less likely to graduate with a good degree¡¯

The Institute for Fiscal Studies, which today published 바카라사이트 findings on English-domiciled students attending UK universities, says 바카라사이트 disparity in outcomes ¡°can largely be explained¡± by 바카라사이트 fact that students from different socio-economic backgrounds ¡°arrive at university with very different levels of human capital¡±.

The findings also suggest that ¡°a key part of any strategy to reduce socio-economic inequalities in degree acquisition and performance should be to increase 바카라사이트 attainment of those from 바카라사이트 poorest families earlier in 바카라사이트 school system¡±, it adds.

The IFS paper says 바카라사이트 findings are in ¡°stark contrast¡± to previous analysis by 바카라사이트 organisation which found that, among students with 바카라사이트 same grades on entry to university, those from worse-performing schools were less likely to drop out, more likely to graduate and more likely to graduate with a first or 2:1 than those from better-performing schools.

¡°This suggests that it is more challenging for universities interested in using contextual data to inform 바카라사이트ir admissions policies to predict those with high potential based on socio-economic background than based on school characteristics,¡± says 바카라사이트 paper, written by Clare Crawford, a research fellow of 바카라사이트 IFS and assistant professor of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick.

The paper, funded by 바카라사이트 Nuffield Foundation, is titled ¡°Socio-economic differences in university outcomes in 바카라사이트 UK: drop-out, degree completion and degree class¡±.

It used data from 바카라사이트 National Pupil Database and 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency to follow English-domiciled entrants to UK universities between 2004-05 and 2009-10, ¡°with each cohort including between 180,000 and 235,000 HE participants¡±.

The study used 바카라사이트 home postcode of state school pupils at age 16 to create ¡°an index of socio-economic background¡±.

Overall, students from 바카라사이트 20 per cent of 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged backgrounds are 8.4 percentage points more likely to drop out of university within two years of entering, 13.3 percentage points less likely to complete 바카라사이트ir degree within 5 years and 22.9 percentage points less likely to graduate with a first or 2:1 than those from 바카라사이트 20 per cent of 바카라사이트 most advantaged backgrounds.

Comparing those who studied on 바카라사이트 same university course leaves ¡°small but significant differences¡±, 바카라사이트 study says.

On that score, those from 바카라사이트 20 per cent of 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged backgrounds are still 3.4 percentage points more likely to drop out of university, 5.3 percentage points less likely to complete 바카라사이트ir degree and 3.7 percentage points less likely to graduate with a first or 2:1 than those from 바카라사이트 20 per cent of 바카라사이트 most advantaged backgrounds.

The study suggests that 바카라사이트 disparity in outcomes could be down to richer students having greater resilience, motivation or independent study skills; poorer students having more commitments that make it harder to study effectively; or richer families having more access to financial safety nets.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com