Do educational pathways contribute to equity in tertiary education in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12905941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leesa Wheelahan (0000-0001-7981-9710, Griffith University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-275 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17508480903156854 |
| OpenAlex | W2017480465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 7 |
A key assumption of equity policies in Australia, as in many countries, is that pathways from lower-status, vocationally oriented ‘second’ tiers of tertiary education to ‘first’ tier higher education are able to act as an equity mechanism. This is because students from low socio-economic backgrounds are over-represented in former and underrepresented in the latter. The assumption that pathways support equity is tested in this paper through an analysis of the socio-economic profile and institutional destination of student transfers from vocational education and training to higher education in Australia. It finds that educational pathways deepen participation in education by existing social groups but do not effectively widen participation for groups that do not have equitable access. This is as a consequence of the hierarchical structuring of qualifications within VET as well as in higher education
Access to Higher Education · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Educational Equity · Equity (law · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social equality · Sociology · Structuring · Vocational education · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Learning Practices · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |