Ethnicity and degree attainment

Broecke, Stijn and Nicholls, Tom (2007): Ethnicity and degree attainment.

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the low degree attainment of ethnic minority students in higher education in England. Using a partial proportional odds model and data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency for qualifiers who started their course of study in 2002/03, we find that even after controlling for the majority of factors which we would expect to have an impact on attainment, being from a minority ethnic community is still statistically significant in explaining final attainment, although the gap has been significantly reduced.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ethnicity; Higher Education; Attainment
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I20 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education

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