Chilosi, David, Noble, Margaret, Broadhead, Philip and Wilkinson, Mike (2010) Measuring the effect of Aimhigher on schooling attainment and higher education applications and entries. Journal of further and higher education, 34 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0309-877X
Abstract
Aimhigher is a key government initiative to widen participation in higher education (HE). This article contributes to addressing a gap in the widening participation literature by measuring the effect of Aimhigher on compulsory schooling attainment, HE applications and HE entries. The research employs a new method based on multiple regression analysis carried out with the data gathered by an Aimhigher partnership. The results suggest that Aimhigher has had a positive impact on GCSE results and, especially, HE applications and entries; it is estimated that being targeted by Aimhigher is associated with an increase in the probability of entering into HE by about four percentage points.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0309877X.as... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aimhigher, widening participation, quantitative analysis |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education |
| Sets: | Departments > Economic History |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/32379/ |
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