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24th June 2010 1Widening Participation in the 21st Century: A decade of learning
Level Zero Foundation Years – the Cinderella Programmes of Widening Participation.
A Longitudinal Study of Students from Foundation Year to Graduation
Nikki Hughes Manchester Metropolitan University
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“It is the mark of a civilised society to aim at eliminating such inequalities as have their source, not in individual differences, but in its own organisation”
R.H. Tawney, 1964
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What are Level Zero Foundation Years?
• Additional integral year of study • Provide access to HE for students not in possession of
sufficient, traditional or appropriate subject-specific qualifications
• Attract students from non-traditional or under-represented groups
• Offered by the majority of UK HE institutions• 25% increase in numbers between 2002/03 and 2006/07
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MMU Foundation Year Vital Statistics 2009-2010• Linked to 120 degrees• Delivered at 4 centres (MMU, MMU Cheshire,
Manchester College and Trafford College)• Grown from 240 students in 2000 to 1074 in
2009/10• 63% cohort male (43% of institution)• 52% cohort white (72% of institution)• 16% cohort aged 21-24 (9% of institution)
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A longitudinal study of students from Foundation Year to graduation
Does MMU’s Foundation Year “Work”?
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Comparative Progression from Year 1 (Level 4) to Year 2 (Level 5) of former Foundation Year Students
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Comparative progression at University level
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n=444n=389n=378
n=6395n=6534n=6946n=6011
0102030405060708090
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
% p
rog
res
se
d
Former FY
Not FY
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Comparative progression by Faculty
n=100
n=82n=53n=59
n=1054n=1129n=1227
n=1057
n=166
n=173n=162
n=148
n=1344
n=1321n=1318n=1123
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20
40
60
80
100
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
% p
rog
ressio
n
Business former FY Business not FY
Sci Eng former FY Sci Eng not FY
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Comparison of Degree Outcomes of Former Foundation Year Students with Direct Entrants
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Comparison of degree outcomes of former Foundation Year students
Degree outcomes 2008/09 (FY 05/06)
0
20
40
60
1 2.i 2.ii 3 Pass
% c
oh
ort
Former FY (n=184)
Not FY (n=2700)
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Comparison of degree outcomes of former Foundation Year studentsDegree outcome
Former FY?
2004/05 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
1, 2i or 2ii Yes 82% 85% 93% 92%
No No data 90% 93% 91%
1 or 2i Yes 28% 35% 50% 49%
No No data 53% 58% 58%
1 Yes 2% 6% 6% 11%
No No data 10% 11% 13%
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There is now very little to differentiate between a former Foundation Year student and a direct entrant other than their background…..
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Differences in Socio-economic Group
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Ratio of enrolments from SEC 4-7 to enrolments from SEC 1-3 for the Foundation Year and University from 2006-2009
00.20.40.60.8
11.2
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
FY
University
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Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) DataWP group Year MMU loc-adj
benchmarkMMU Foundation
Year
State Schools %
2005/06 93 94 95.4
2007/08 93 95 96
Classes 4,5,6,7 %
2005/06 35 34 45
2007/08 35 35 46
Low Part Neighb %
2005/06 20 19 29
2007/08* 15* 14* 14*
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Differences in Ethnicity, Gender and Age
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Proportion ethnic minority students in successful Level 4 cohort
University-wide
n=460n=444n=389n=379
n=6385n=6534n=6946n=6011
0
20
40
60
2004/052005/062006/072007/08
% c
oh
ort
By Faculty 2007/08
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% c
ohor
t
Former FYNot FY
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Proportion male students in successful Level 4 cohort
University-wide
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% c
ohor
t
By Faculty 2007/08
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HSCE
FCHM
Humanities
Business
SciEng
Cheshire
% c
oh
ort
Former FYNot FY
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Proportion of students aged 21-24 in successful Level 4 cohort (2007/08)
Age profile of successful level 4 students (university-wide)
0
50
100
<21 21 - 24 >24
% c
oh
ort
Comparison of proportion of level 4 students aged 21-24 by Faculty
05
101520253035
HSCE
FCHM
Humanities
Business
SciEng
Cheshire
% c
oh
ort
Former FY
Not FY
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Students from all social groups are equally likely to participate in higher education if they achieve the relevant qualifications
N. Barr, 2003Higher Education Policy Institute, 2003
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Acknowledgement
• Doug Bett – formerly Planning and Management Information, MMU.
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Entry Qualifications
• Level 3 qualification / 40-160 tariff points plus GCSE mathematics and English grade D or level 3 numeracy and communication
0
10
20
30
<100 101-200 201-250 251-300 >301
UCAS Tariff Points
% c
oh
ort
FY
MMU
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Scope of Study
• Institutional-level data sources have been examined to– compare the progression from Level 4 (Year 1) to Level 5
(Year 2) of the 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07 cohorts of FY students with that of direct entrants to Level 4.
– compare the age, gender and ethnicity of the former 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07 cohorts of FY students studying at Level 4 with that of direct entrants.
– compare degree outcomes of the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 cohorts of FY students with that of direct entrants.
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Comparative progression by Department
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20
40
60
80
100
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
% p
rog
ressio
n
Computing & Maths former FY Computing & Maths not FY
Eng & Tech former FY Eng & Tech not FY
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Comparison of degree outcomes of former Foundation Year students
Degree outcomes 2007/08 (FY 04/05)
0
20
40
60
1 2.i 2.ii 3 Pass
% c
ohor
t
Former FY
Not FY
Degree outcomes 2006/07 (FY 03/04)
0
20
40
60
1 2.i 2.ii 3 Pass
% c
ohor
t
Degree outcomes 2004/05 (FY 01/02)
0
20
40
60
1 2.i 2.ii 3 Pass
% c
ohor
t
Degree outcomes 2008/09 (FY 05/06)
0
20
40
60
1 2.i 2.ii 3 Pass
% c
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