Targeting of widening participation measures by elite institutions: widening access or simply aiding recruitment?
Targeting of widening participation measures by elite institutions: widening access or simply aiding recruitment?
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精英机构扩大参与措施的目标:扩大准入还是仅仅帮助招聘?
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2017
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J. Rainford
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J. Rainford
ABSTRACT The impact of widening participation policy and how it is enacted institutionally is a central concern to Higher Education. It is not simply about the admission of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but also ensuring that these students complete their courses successfully. This work therefore goes far beyond those departments tasked with access and outreach and has implications for staff across all academic and support service areas. The way in which national policy is interpreted and translated into local policy can therefore affect the whole institution. To bring a spotlight on these issues, this paper will focus on a case study of a single elite institution in England. Focusing primarily on selection of students, it will examine how selection measures can in fact reproduce inequalities. It will therefore demonstrate how this programme may not improve access to Higher Education but instead focuses on ensuring that students already on a path to Higher Education choose this institution in preference to others.