Professor Vikki Boliver vikki.boliver@durham.ac.uk
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Admissions in Context: The use of contextual information by leading universities
Boliver, V.; Crawford, C.; Powell, M.; Craige, W.
Authors
C. Crawford
M. Powell
W. Craige
Abstract
While the university access gap between disadvantaged students and their more advantaged peers has narrowed somewhat in recent years, the gap at the most selective universities remains stubbornly wide. Contextualised admissions – taking into account a candidate’s background when making decisions on whom to admit – is one way through which universities may be able to make greater progress towards narrowing these gaps. Analysis of information made available via university websites during the 2016-17 academic year by a group of the UK’s most selective universities, the Sutton Trust (ST) 30, indicates that a majority of these universities use contextual data to inform their admissions processes. Four types of contextual indicators are commonly used: individual-level, area-level, school-level, and participation in outreach programmes. Individual indicators, such as having been in receipt of free school meals, are the least commonly used. Participation in widening access programmes is the most common contextual indicator used, with two-thirds of ST30 universities reporting that they take this into account, although this is often restricted to programmes run by the same institution.
Citation
Boliver, V., Crawford, C., Powell, M., & Craige, W. (2017). Admissions in Context: The use of contextual information by leading universities. [No known commissioning body]
Report Type | Project Report |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 23, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 30, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 30, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 31, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 8, 2017 |
Publisher URL | https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Admissions-in-Context-Final_V2.pdf |
Additional Information | Publisher: Sutton Trust Type: monograph Subtype: project_report |
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