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Sarah Tang; Neha Agarwal – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2024
This research updates analysis from 2016 which examines the social composition of top performing comprehensives in England compared to all schools nationally. The aim of this research is to assess whether the top performing comprehensives are representative of their local areas in terms of the socio-economic background of their students. The 'top'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Selective Admission, Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Characteristics
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Alice Smith; Tanya Evans – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2024
According to the World Economic Forum, the occupational gender gap with men dominating well-remunerated STEM careers is a key factor in the gender pay gap. However, the problem of underrepresentation of women in STEM fields is mitigated or reversed in some Eastern European and Islamic countries. This disparity suggests that cultural factors are at…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Disproportionate Representation