Widening Participation In Higher Education

Author : Mahsood Shah,Anna Bennett,Erica Southgate
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780081002469

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Widening Higher Education Participation by Mahsood Shah,Anna Bennett,Erica Southgate Pdf

Governments have introduced policies to widen the participation of disadvantaged students in higher education. Widening participation policies are also introduced to ensure that higher education contributes to social and economic outcomes. This book includes important insights from 23 leading scholars across 11 countries on a wide range of topics that focus on government policies, institutional structures and the social and economic impacts of widening participation. While widening participation policies and outcomes in developed countries are more widely documented, the policies, achievements, and challenges in other countries such as Brazil, China, Indonesia, South Africa and Palestine are not so widely disseminated. Therefore, the ‘untold stories’ of policies and outcomes of widening participation are a key part of this book. The chapters are organised according to three overarching themes, which include national and transnational studies of the history of widening participation and current policies; inclusive learning and academic outcomes; and socioeconomic structures, concepts and theories. engages prominent academics, earlier career researchers, and research students provides a wide range of topics related to widening participation explores social and economic impact of widening student participation presents untold stories of widening participation in developing countries experiencing growth in youth population

Author : Penny Jane Burke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136450969

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The Right to Higher Education by Penny Jane Burke Pdf

The landscape of higher education has undergone change and transformation in recent years, partly as a result of diversification and massification. However, persistent patterns of under-representation continue to perplex policy-makers and practitioners, raising questions about current strategies, policies and approaches to widening participation. Presenting a comprehensive review and critique of contemporary widening participation policy and practice, Penny Jane Burke interrogates the underpinning assumptions, values and perspectives shaping current concepts and understandings of widening participation. She draws on a range of perspectives within the field of the sociology of education – including feminist post-structuralism, critical pedagogy and policy sociology – to examine the ways in which wider societal inequalities and misrecognitions, which are related to difference and diversity, present particular challenges for the project to widen participation in higher education. In particular, the book: focuses on the themes of difference and diversity to shed light on the operations of inequalities and the politics of access and participation both in terms of national and institutional policy and at the level of student and practitioner experience. draws on the insights of the sociology of education to consider not only the patterns of under-representation in higher education but also the politics of mis-representation, critiquing key discourses of widening participation. interrogates assumptions behind WP policy and practice, including assumptions about education being an unassailable good provides an analysis of the accounts and perspectives of students, practitioners and policy-makers through in-depth interviews, observations and reflective journal entries. offers insights for future developments in the policy, practice and strategies for widening participation The book will be of great use to all those working in and researching Higher Education.

Author : Penny Jane Burke,Annette Hayton,Jacqueline Stevenson
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 1858567033

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Evaluating Equity and Widening Participation in Higher Education by Penny Jane Burke,Annette Hayton,Jacqueline Stevenson Pdf

This collection considers relationships between research and evaluation, and the ethical and moral dilemmas raised when evaluating equity and widening participation in higher education. The framework of praxis the editors have created helps justify government funding towards university-led equity initiatives and ensure appropriate use of resources.

Author : Ellen Boeren,Nalita James
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351028400

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Advancing Theory and Research in Widening Participation by Ellen Boeren,Nalita James Pdf

Issues of access, social exclusion and widening participation dominate educational policy agendas and are a shared global challenge. Participation in higher education and adult lifelong learning activities can be a life-changing experience that opens up new opportunities. However, access remains unequal. People from lower socio-economic backgrounds, those living in the most deprived areas and people from minority ethnic groups are underrepresented. In this book, we focus on how we can move the field of widening participation forward, paying specific attention to the theories and methods we can use to better understand and tackle the problem of underrepresented groups in post-compulsory education, and how individuals and institutions can be supported. We argue that in order to make sense of these issues, it is important to engage in both the findings of widening participation research and the theoretical foundations which underpin them. This way, alternative perspectives on the widening participation agenda and emerging research and policy can be explored from alternative perspectives. This book was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Continuing Education.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1841859680

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Widening Participation in Higher Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781447316213

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Social Inclusion and Higher Education by Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally Pdf

As higher education has made deliberate strides in recent decades to become more inclusive and accessible, the number of students from non-traditional backgrounds has increased dramatically. There has been much study of the effects of higher education on previously underserved populations, showing that it can lead to higher lifetime income and higher status. But there has been little research on what happens to those students once they are in a university. This book fills that gap, taking a close look at this issue and drawing on case studies from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia to illuminate the problems that face non-traditional students, the resources they and their families are able to draw on, and the ways that administrators and staff can help them succeed. This paperback edition is well suited to postgraduate students and practitioners and alike.

Author : Ted Fleming,Andrew Loxley,Fergal Finnegan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137569745

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Access and Participation in Irish Higher Education by Ted Fleming,Andrew Loxley,Fergal Finnegan Pdf

This book explores the access and participation issues present within Higher Education in Ireland. It examines policy, pedagogy and practices in relation to widening participation and documents the progress and challenges encountered in furthering the ‘access agenda’ over the past two decades. Access has become an integral part of how Higher Education understands itself and how it explains the value of what it does for society as a whole. Improving access to education strengthens social cohesion, lessens inequality, guarantees the future vitality of tertiary institutions and ensures economic competitiveness and flexibility in the era of the “Knowledge Based Economy”. Offering a coherent, critical account of recent developments in Irish Higher Education and the implications for Irish society as a whole, this book is essential for those involved both in researching the field and in Higher Education itself.

Author : Great Britain. National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 0102954208

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Widening Participation in Higher Education by Great Britain. National Audit Office Pdf

Some progress is being made in encouraging under-represented groups to continue into higher education, but particular sections of society remain significantly under-represented and too little is known about the link between measures taken by institutions and any improvements in access. The attainment of qualifications at secondary school is the principal reason for the difference in participation rates but social class remains a strong determinant of higher education participation. Women are better represented than men and those from non-white ethnic groups are better represented than white people. The report finds that white people from lower socio-economic groups are the most under-represented group in higher education institutions. There are also significant variations between academic institutions in how good they are at widening participation. In 2006-07, one sixth of institutions made less progress than expected in recruiting students from areas with low participation. Those that became universities post-1992 generally do better than the Russell Group universities (an association of 20 self-selected major research intensive institutions). Incomplete data on student background hinders accurate assessment of which groups are under-represented. There is insufficient information about the full range of activities aimed at widening participation, making it difficult to identify which activities are most effective. Higher education is not always provided in ways that make it accessible to individuals from under-represented groups. Some students and potential students have limited understanding of the different types of financial support available to them. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills should lead efforts to create a comprehensive and accessible source of information to support potential applicants from under-represented groups.

Author : Alison Fuller,Sue Heath,Brenda Johnston
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136726477

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Rethinking Widening Participation in Higher Education by Alison Fuller,Sue Heath,Brenda Johnston Pdf

Extending higher education to people from diverse backgrounds and widening participation is a current international priority. This study, based on empirical data, is the first of its kind examining why people choose not to enter higher education.

Author : T. Hinton-Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137283412

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Widening Participation in Higher Education by T. Hinton-Smith Pdf

This collection offers an authoritative, up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today across both the UK and internationally. The book charts the impact of global economic trends and recent policy developments for students, academics, providers and changing course provision.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1853389064

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Widening Participation in Higher Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dr Alexander D Singleton
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409488675

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Educational Opportunity by Dr Alexander D Singleton Pdf

While in recent years the burgeoning Higher Education (HE) sector has been set an agenda of widening participation, few HE institutions have strategies in place for reaching the full range of potential students most likely to benefit from (and successfully complete) their current subject and course offerings. Universities and colleges are often unsystematic in the ways in which they identify schools and colleges for outreach and widening participation initiatives, and sometimes uncoordinated in how they present the full institutional profile of subjects of study in these activities. Using innovative methodology, this book sets out some relevant aspects of the changing HE policy-setting arena and presents a systematic framework for broadening participation and extending access in an era of variable fees. In particular, the book illustrates how HE data and publicly available sources might enable institutions to move from piecemeal analysis of their intake to institution-wide strategic and geographical market area analysis for existing and potential subject and course offerings.

Author : Valerie Harwood,Anna Hickey-Moody,Samantha McMahon,Sarah O'Shea
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317568520

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The Politics of Widening Participation and University Access for Young People by Valerie Harwood,Anna Hickey-Moody,Samantha McMahon,Sarah O'Shea Pdf

Young people with tenuous relationships to schooling and education are an enduring challenge when it comes to addressing social inclusion, yet their experiences remain overlooked in efforts to widen participation in higher education. The Politics of Widening Participation and University Access for Young People examines the existing knowledges and feelings these young people have about higher education, and, through the authors’ empirical research, demonstrates how sustained connections to educational futures can be created for them. Drawing from an empirical study with nearly three hundred young people who have precarious relationships to schooling and live in disadvantaged communities, this book offers new insights into their subjects’ experiences of educational disadvantages. It explains the different ways the university is constructed as impossible, undesirable, or even risky, by young people experiencing educational disadvantage. The book brings their stories into focus to offer new ways of thinking about the educational consequences of alienation from school. It shows how our understanding of the politics of experience of these young people has an important impact on our ability to develop appropriate means through which to engage them in higher education. This book challenges and significantly advances the popular frames for international debate on widening participation and the ethical right to educational participation in contemporary society. As such, it will be of be of key interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, anthropology of education, cultural studies of education, sociology as well as to those concerned by the impact of disadvantage on young people’s understandings of, and aspirations towards, education and attending university.

Author : Mahsood Shah,Jade McKay
Publisher : Springer
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319783161

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Achieving Equity and Quality in Higher Education by Mahsood Shah,Jade McKay Pdf

Across the world, higher education is witnessing exponential growth in both student participation and types of educational providers. One key phenomenon of this growth is an increase in student diversity: governments are widening access to higher education for students from traditionally underrepresented groups. However, this raises questions about whether this rapid growth may in face compromise academic quality. This book presents case studies of how higher education institutions in diverse countries are maintaining academic excellence while increasing the access and participation of students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Including case studies spanning four continents, the authors and editors examine whether increasing widening participation positively impacts upon academic quality. This volume will be of interest and value to students and scholars of global higher education, representation and participation in education, and quality in higher education.

Author : Ghanshym Koolmon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3668824436

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Widening Participation Within Higher Education How Academic Engagement Enhances Students' Learning Experience of Widening Participation with Higher Education by Ghanshym Koolmon Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Pedagogy - Higher Education, grade: -, language: English, abstract: Students in the higher education can be categorised under traditional and non-traditional. While traditional students are typically referred to as those belonging to the 18-24 years age group, of middle/ upper class with a family history of higher education, non-traditional students have been generally considered as those belonging to diverse ethnic race, gender, social class, economic background of family and finally age. Among these non-traditional students, mature students, those above the age of 24, who may not have had the opportunity to pursue higher education before, face significant challenges as students pursuing higher education. Nontraditional mature students differ from the younger generation in many ways. Mature students could find it perplexing to adapt into a learning environment where they have faced many challenges to compete with the different level of age group students besides that fact that they have additional emotional and financial burdens. These barriers between mature students deeply affect their academic performance and may even prevent them in initiating new courses. The academic performance and its relationship with academic engagement of mature students in higher education need to be assessed in order to understand the influence on the Widening Participation programs across the UK. The aim of this paper is to explore previous research undertaken on the contribution of academic management and how it influences the widening participation. Based on the research aim and questions developed, existing literature on academic engagement, student performance, academic learning experience, assessment models were studied in detail. Kirkpatrick's Four Level Model of evaluation was selected in the present study to assess its suitability for the evaluation of mature students in higher education. The analysis revealed the optimum eva