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Peer reviewedMar-Molinero, C. – Educational Studies, 1991
Analyzes undergraduate admission data from the United Kingdom by sex, subject, and qualification level. Finds that admission into male dominated programs is made easier by a greater number of openings for students than female-dominated programs have. Concludes that female students are disadvantaged by the distribution of openings. (DK)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Download full textReynolds, David – 1987
Comprehensive or nonselective schools have been in existence in the United Kingdom for over 40 years, having gradually replaced the old selective system of grammar schools for able pupils and secondary modern schools for less able pupils. In spite of their growth in numbers, comprehensive schools have been subject to continual controversy, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection
