B2140 - Understanding participation and non-participation in HE for white working class and minority ethnic groups BIS - 09/01/2014

B number: 
B2140
Principal applicant name: 
Ms Jane Carr (Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, Sheffield, UK)
Co-applicants: 
Title of project: 
Understanding participation and non-participation in HE for white working class and minority ethnic groups (BIS).
Proposal summary: 

A full proposal will be drawn up by the successful contractors appointed by BIS to undertake this project but the principal aims are:

1) To examine potential gaps in in the current understanding of why these groups are less likely to progress to HE and test hypotheses using the ALSPAC dataset linked to NPD.

2) Qualitative interviews with groups of interest, in particular to establish what individuals felt were the barriers to higher education for them personally, and for those who made the successful transition what they felt were the factors contributing to HE participation.

Date proposal received: 
Wednesday, 8 January, 2014
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 9 January, 2014
Keywords: 
Social Science
Primary keyword: 
Education