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What are the factors that promote high post-16 participation of many minority ethnic groups?: a focused review of the UK-based aspirations literature

The desire to widen participation in formal post-compulsory education and training is a policy agenda common to mos ... Show more
The desire to widen participation in formal post-compulsory education and training is a policy agenda common to most developed countries, and political attention in the UK has largely focused on young (potential) students aged 16-21. Given that some minority ethnic groups have higher rates of participation in the UK at both age 16 and 18 than both the majority white cohort and some other minorities, identifying potential determinants could lead to a method of increasing participation for all. The overall aim of this review, therefore, was to determine the factors that drive high post-16 participation of many minority ethnic groups. There were 23 studies included for in-depth analysis. These examined relationships and/or statistical analyses with regard to the factors that could be instrumental in determining young people’s views about post-16 participation by considering a variety of variables. Differences between ethnic groups are largely explained by differences in cultural attitudes towards education in general and higher education in particular. Minority ethnic groups with high participation tend to have a high cultural awareness of the value of extending young people’s education.
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Authors: Torgerson, Carole; Gorard, Stephen; Low, Graham; Ainsworth, Hannah ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: University of London. Institute of Education. Social Science Research Unit. Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre)

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: EPPI-Centre report

Subjects: Youth; Participation; Demographics ... [+] Show more

What are the factors that promote high post-16 participation of many minority ethnic groups?: a focused review of the UK-based aspirations literature