Byrne, Delma
(2011)
‘The sooner the better I could get out of there’: barriers to higher
education access in Ireland.
Irish Educational Studies, 30 (2).
pp. 141-157.
ISSN 0332-3315
Abstract
As economic circumstances in Ireland, as elsewhere, remain difficult and
applications for higher education entry reach record numbers, there has been
renewed focus on higher education access. This article draws on the findings of a
major Irish study which focuses on a group that has not shared in the general
trend towards increased higher education participation - the offspring of the
‘lower non manual’ group. This article draws on the findings of that study to
examine the barriers such young people face in accessing higher education. It is
based on a combined analysis of 10 years of School Leavers’ Survey data and indepth
life-history interviews with school leavers whose parent(s) were employed in
such non-manual jobs. Overall, the study points to the role of cultural,
educational and economic factors shaping the higher education entry patterns
of young people. It addition it highlights the importance of examining within as
well between class patterns of educational attainment.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
higher education access; social class; non-manual group; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
8562 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2011.569135 |
| Depositing User: |
Delma Byrne
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| Date Deposited: |
02 Aug 2017 13:42 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Irish Educational Studies |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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