Under-tapped potential: practitioner research as a vehicle for widening participation
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DOI: 10.1080/0309877x.2018.1441386
Abstract: Abstract Practitioners working to widen participation to universities in England are an increasingly important and professionally diverse group but surprisingly absent from the academic literature and lacking in access to bespoke professional development pathways in… read more here.
Keywords: widening participation; practitioner research; research; tapped potential ... See more keywords
Challenging chronocentrism: new approaches to futures thinking in the policy and praxis of widening participation in higher education
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DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1733957
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines one of the key temporal characteristics evident in public policy frames for widening participation in higher education. It demonstrates that the ambitions of such policies are potentially compromised by temporal notions… read more here.
Keywords: participation higher; policy; widening participation; higher education ... See more keywords
Widening participation for disabled students in community healthcare careers
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DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2022.2071645
Abstract: We welcome WATCCH, a widening participation programme in various healthcare careers for 16 to 18 year olds. The programme utilised various methods such as, networking, mentoring and coaching to empower individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds… read more here.
Keywords: widening participation; healthcare careers; higher education; disabled students ... See more keywords
The burden of expectation in widening participation
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DOI: 10.1111/medu.13653
Abstract: ‘Widening participation’ is a wellestablished discourse within the medical education field. Indeed, mirroring the sociodemographic diversity of the broader population is posited as a goal of medical education to an extent unseen in any other… read more here.
Keywords: expectation widening; participation; medical education; burden expectation ... See more keywords
Unintended consequences of widening participation
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DOI: 10.1111/medu.14076
Abstract: We echo the notion of contextual offers being 'controversial' as mentioned in the paper, but for different reasons. We feel as though contextual offers undermine the academic potential of students from poorer socio-economic backgrounds. In… read more here.
Keywords: unintended consequences; widening participation; consequences widening;
Work [experience] from home—Widening participation during COVID‐19
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DOI: 10.1111/medu.14783
Abstract: genuine 3D involved images recorded from each eye. The use of the stereoscopic binocular view in 180 degrees provided higher immersion, increasing the sense of ‘presence’ needed for a successful VR environment. First-person experience was… read more here.
Keywords: participation covid; experience home; widening participation; experience ... See more keywords
Widening HE participation in the arts: Impacts of an access module on learner preparedness
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DOI: 10.1177/14740222211004884
Abstract: Despite the plethora of research on widening participation in the last 20 years, access to the arts and humanities has remained relatively under-explored, especially in relation to the preparedness of adult learners. This article reports… read more here.
Keywords: widening participation; arts humanities; access module; access ... See more keywords
Who Goes to College via Access Routes? A Comparative Study of Widening Participation Admission in Selective Universities in Ireland and England
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DOI: 10.17645/si.v7i1.1647
Abstract: This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher Education institutions (HEIs) from a cross-national perspective. Specifically, the use of contextualised admissions and the provision of foundation year programmes in selective… read more here.
Keywords: universities ireland; selective universities; widening participation; admission ... See more keywords