Social mobility ‘flatlining’ despite increased HE participation

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by bursar@... on November 12, 2025 - 8:31am

No surprise here? Social & Cultural Capital Gap hard to bridge? The perpetuation of an elite based (supposedly) on the meritocracy of the exam-passing class?

Social mobility ‘flatlining’ despite increased HE participation

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