Patrick Clancy
Biographic Data
| ID | 5144333 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Clancy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick |
| FAMILY NAME | Clancy |
| SIGNATURE | CLANCY P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland
The achievement of equality of opportunity has been an important driver of the major expansion of higher education systems. This paper provides a review of more than four decades of research on socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland. To contextualise the Irish experience the paper provides an overview of the international literature on social mobility and on the role of higher education in the status attainment proce…
Gender parity in higher education enrolments
Higher education systems globally have seen major increases in women’s participation and the overall trend in OECD countries has been a transition from the traditional male majority in enrolments to a substantial female majority. Prompted by a recent reversal of this trend, this paper explores gender differences in participation in higher education in 27 OECD countries between 1971 and 2015. While increased participation by women was thought to b…
Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland
This paper describes the expansion and diversification of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and examines some of the principal characteristics of higher education entrants. It is estimated that in 1995, some 43 per cent of the age cohort entered the full‐time higher education system in the Republic of Ireland with a further 5 per cent enrolling in UK colleges. While these increasing admission rates have been fuelled by rising completion…
Numerical Expansion and Contracting Autonomy in Irish Higher Education
Sociology in Ireland
Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland
This paper describes the expansion and diversification of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and examines some of the principal characteristics of higher education entrants. It is estimated that in 1995, some 43 per cent of the age cohort entered the full‐time higher education system in the Republic of Ireland with a further 5 per cent enrolling in UK colleges. While these increasing admission rates have been fuelled by rising completion…
Sociology in Ireland
Numerical Expansion and Contracting Autonomy in Irish Higher Education
Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland
This paper describes the expansion and diversification of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and examines some of the principal characteristics of higher education entrants. It is estimated that in 1995, some 43 per cent of the age cohort entered the full‐time higher education system in the Republic of Ireland with a further 5 per cent enrolling in UK colleges. While these increasing admission rates have been fuelled by rising completion…
Gender parity in higher education enrolments
Higher education systems globally have seen major increases in women’s participation and the overall trend in OECD countries has been a transition from the traditional male majority in enrolments to a substantial female majority. Prompted by a recent reversal of this trend, this paper explores gender differences in participation in higher education in 27 OECD countries between 1971 and 2015. While increased participation by women was thought to b…
Socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland
The achievement of equality of opportunity has been an important driver of the major expansion of higher education systems. This paper provides a review of more than four decades of research on socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland. To contextualise the Irish experience the paper provides an overview of the international literature on social mobility and on the role of higher education in the status attainment proce…
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (2 works)