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Why do white working-class boys underperform?

Ruth Tarrant

22nd February 2016

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Earlier this month, the government issued new demands on universities to improve their links with schools in poor areas and specifically requiring them to target white working-class boys in particular to boost their participation in HE. Why is this group under-represented in HE?

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Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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