Socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland: achievements, failures and possibilities in comparative perspective.
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| Title: | Socio-economic inequalities in access to higher education in Ireland: achievements, failures and possibilities in comparative perspective. |
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| Authors: | Clancy, Patrick1 (AUTHOR) patrick.clancy@ucd.ie |
| Source: | Irish Educational Studies. Jun2026, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p279-299. 21p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Higher education, *Education policy, *Educational equalization, Equality, Irish history, Status attainment, Social mobility, Social policy |
| Geographic Terms: | Ireland |
| Abstract: | 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 process. The analysis differentiates between changes in absolute and relative levels of inequality. It identifies the further inequalities which arise from participation in distinctive forms of higher education in a system differentiated by college type, field of study and programme duration. The examination of both the national and international literature points to the importance of developing a comprehensive national equity promotion strategy in education but also in the broader spheres of economic and social policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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