Today’s university students are drawn from a highly diverse set of backgrounds. Students appear in various guises as … employment. In many countries students are paying more for their university education, and expect high levels of standards and … service. Universities are institutions with multiple roles, and must balance the needs and demands of their students with the …

Today's university students are drawn from a highly diverse set of backgrounds. Students appear in various guises as … employment. In many countries students are paying more for their university education, and expect high levels of standards and … service. Universities are institutions with multiple roles, and must balance the needs and demands of their students with the …

Some 65% of socio-economically advantaged students reported that they know well or have often heard of the concept of … quadratic function, on average across OECD countries; but only 43% of disadvantaged students so reported. On average across OECD … countries, the 20% of students who are most exposed to pure mathematics tasks (equations) score, on the PISA mathematics test …