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Realising potential? The challenges of widening participation for students, further education and higher education. [PDF]
This thesis, and the focus of my research, has emerged from my own practice and some of the challenges I have faced as a practitioner involved in developing widening participation initiatives and Foundation Degrees.
Fenge-Davies, Lee-Ann
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Widening participation in higher education : an examination of institutional responses [PDF]
, 2004 During the past 40 years higher education has moved from an elite to a mass system. Despite this expansion, the working class remain under-represented in HE.
Greenbank, Paul Michael
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021 Background Training for a career in podiatry is reported to provide graduates with excellent employability, alongside professional autonomy and suitable renumeration.
D. Whitham +3 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education. [PDF]
FEBS Open BioBiomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Russell OJ +8 more
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Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022 The academic performance of undergraduate physics students at a research-intensive UK university were studied to identify whether there were any significant differences between underrepresented and overrepresented groups.
Rachel E. Harrington +2 more
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The Importance of Highly Engaged School-University Partnerships in Widening Participation Outreach
Student Success, 2020 In Australia, there has been a sustained investment in widening participation activities by the federal government through the Higher Education Participation and Partnership Program (HEPPP) and a sustained effort by universities and their partner schools
Nadine Zacharias, Geoffrey Mitchell
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Student Success, 2020 University retention and completion rates underestimate true levels of student participation because of their reliance on measurements taken at commencement (or census date) and end of a program. As a result, these statistical snapshots miss what happens
Heath Jones
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Widening participation trends in Sweden : Regulations and their effects, intended and unintended
, 2012 Widening Participation in Higher Education: Casting the Net Wide? offers an authoritative up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today, through the perspectives of experts representing universities across the UK, Europe, Africa ...
Cliffordson, Christina, +1 more
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Education Sciences, 2019 A market paradigm shift towards a ‘knowledge-based economy’ means Australia is moving towards a major skills crisis whereby the workface will lack skills attainable from higher education.
Jioji Ravulo +3 more
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Reframing widening participation towards the community: a realist evaluation [PDF]
, 2020 This article draws on an evaluation of Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) Uni Connect – an initiative by the Office for Students (OfS) to reduce educational inequalities through collaborative widening participation (WP) outreach across West Yorkshire.
Basham, Jemma +2 more
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