Researching and Evaluating Widening Participation
Researching and Evaluating Widening Participation – The culture of higher education and the student experience
May 11, 2015
Universities with Access Agreements are developing a range of initiatives to attract and retain students from social groups currently under-represented in higher education. As a result there is an increased emphasis at both national and institutional level on assessing the longer term impact of widening participation strategies.
This seminar series is designed to broaden the scope of current work in the area, drawing on the growing body of academic research to inform and develop approaches to evaluation and impact assessment.
The seminars are grouped into seven areas of current interest and will demonstrate a range of methodological approaches through concrete examples related to the theme of the session, linked to case studies undertaken by universities.
The seventh and final session will draw together the insights gathered over the course of the series and focus on future developments in research and evaluation that will inform strategies to widen participation higher education.
11 May 2014
Seminar 5. The culture of higher education and the student experience
· Professor John Richardson Open University
Under-attainment of BAME students in UK higher education: what we know/don’t know
· Professor Heidi Safia Mirza, Goldsmiths, University of London
Respecting Difference: Race, faith and culture for teacher educators in HE
· Case Study: Carlton Howson, De Montfort University
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