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Educational aspirations of disadvantaged students in decline

Publication Date

6-7-2021

Subjects

Higher education, Postsecondary education, Academic aspiration, Socioeconomic background, Educationally disadvantaged, International surveys, Advantaged,

Abstract

New analysis of data from the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) reveals the proportion of Australian students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds that aspire to complete tertiary education has fallen over the last six years.

Place of Publication

Melbourne, Australia

Publisher

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Geographic Subject

Australia, Australia

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