Social and Economic Factors Affecting Participation in Higher Education

Determinants of Access and Equity in Tertiary Education: The Case of Indonesia

“…However, it does not have a correlation with access to diploma programs, perhaps indicating that diploma programs are more related to profession and not as affected by labor market conditions. This variable is somewhat controversial in previous studies in terms of its significance (Mora 1997;Handa and Skolnik 1975;Stafford et al 1984). Other studies conclude that regional income affects demand for tertiary education.…”

“…When the chronological evolution of the influence of family background is analyzed, its impact on children's educational attainment is relatively low due to the extension of compulsory education and mass higher education (Carpenter and Hayden 1993), or due to the increase of individualization and the decline of ascription within some social changes (Kuo and Hauser 1995). When variables related to socioeconomic status of the neighborhood are examined, the educational level of the region where students live influence the demand for higher education (Hopkins 1974;Stafford, Lundstedt and Lynn 1984;Mora 1997). Likewise, the proximity to TEIs is reported as a significant factor (Arai 1989).…”

A prediction equation for full and part time enrollments at Northeast Iowa Technical Institute

“…The review of selected literature identified the relationship between enrollments and society's economic conditions. "Economic factors are obviously very important to participation in higher education" (Stafford et al, 1984). Total personal income, number of farms, number of establishments, and number of employees were economic factors present in this study.…”

“…The correlation matrix for the dependent variable enrollment the various independent variables is found in Table 18. Pearson product moment correlations were computed for the following variables: tuition, number of farms, mean size of farms, motor vehicle registrations, total Stafford, Lundstedt, and Lynn (1984) indicated that more education is purchased at lower prices and less education at higher prices. This study found that as tuition increased, enrollments also increased from 1971 to 1984.…”

An investigation of nontraditional credit for experiential learning offered to adults in post-secondary institutions

“…Stafford and Lundstedt (1984) submit the following information as a reason for low participation, "It suggests the presence of barriers to educational opportunity that prevents participation by citizens who want and should have an opportunity for higher education" (p. 591).…”