Ethnic variation in higher education participation amongst males in the UK: the mediating effects of attitudes and prior attainment
基于2976名英国男孩的纵向数据，研究族群差异如何通过态度和成绩影响高等教育参与，为政策制定者提供参考。
This article reports on the findings from a longitudinal analysis of 2976 boys from the Next Steps (formerly LSYPE) data set. It unites the existing literature on ethnic gaps in attainment and higher education participation (HEP) to offer deeper, more holistic insight into the relationship between ethnicity and educational outcomes. The article offers a robust understanding of the extent to which ethnic variations in HEP are mediated by attitudes and attainment. Structural equation mediation models were used to investigate the link between ethnicity and outcome across a seven-year period. The analyses show specific mediated effects of attitude to school and attainment on ethnic variations in HEP for boys from certain BME groups relative to their White-British counterparts. The findings have implications for policy and practice, both in compulsory schooling and in higher education.