The role of the university environment in shaping education and employment inequalities

Anesa Hosein; Kieran Balloo; Nicola Byrom; Cecilia A.  Essau

doi:10.1080/1360080X.2023.2180170

The role of the university environment in shaping education and employment inequalities

Anesa Hosein^*, Kieran Balloo, Nicola Byrom, Cecilia A. Essau

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Life course theory posits that social, structural, and cultural contexts shape individuals’ life outcomes. Using this theory, we investigated whether inequalities in education and employment outcomes for young people with marginalised identities are shaped by the university environment they attended. Based on UK national statistics, universities with similar social, cultural, economic, and physical environments were clustered. These clusters were linked to the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) cohort dataset to determine whether different university environments predicted differences in outcomes. We observed a mixed picture with no definitive pattern for any marginalised identity. Social and economic environments played a role in predicting education outcomes of young people. Social, cultural, and economic environments were important in predicting employment outcomes. The physical environment did not have any impact. This research emphasises a need for more creative policies within certain universities that address education and employment inequalities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-242
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Volume	45
Issue number	2
Early online date	28 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2023.2180170
Publication status	Published - 2023

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