Measuring the effect of Aimhigher on schooling attainment and higher education applications and entries

Chilosi, David ORCID: 0000-0002-2251-0381, Noble, Margaret, Broadhead, Philip and Wilkinson, Mike ORCID: 0000-0003-1544-1821 (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

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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
Official URL:	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0309877X.as...
Additional Information:	© 2010 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	University Structure > Language Centre
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2011 15:59
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2024 19:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/32379

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