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Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE? (2017)
Working Paper
Gorard, S., Boliver, V., Siddiqui, N., Banerjee, P., & Morris, R. (2017). Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE?

UK universities are increasingly making decisions about undergraduate admissions with reference to various contextual indicators which are intended to identify whether or not an applicant comes from a disadvantaged family, neighbourhood or school env... Read More about Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE?.

An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation (2017)
Working Paper
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (2017). An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation

This paper looks at the National Pupil Database for England in terms of variables that could be used by universities to help them assess undergraduate applications. Where a young person is obviously disadvantaged, this can be taken into account in co... Read More about An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation.

An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation (2017)
Working Paper
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (2017). An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation

This paper looks at the HESA statistics for all students at university at HEIs in England from 2008/9 to 2011/12, linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), with records for all pupils in England who ended Key Stage 4 (KS4) in 2006.This limits the... Read More about An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation.