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Access, participation and higher education : policy and practice / edited by Annette Hayton and Anna Paczuska.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Future of education from 14+.
- The future of education from 14+
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Higher education and state--Great Britain.
- Higher education and state.
- Discrimination in education--Great Britain.
- Discrimination in education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Kogan Page, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With issues such as student fees and high drop-out rates still political hot-potatoes, this book is a timely and important survey of the real issues behind participation, and non-participation, and is sure to be as controversial as it is useful.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Contributors; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Education in Demand?; The Changing Context for Higher Education; Getting In and Getting On: Choosing the Best; Challenging Inequality, Choosing Inclusion: Higher Education in Changing Social Landscapes; Increasing Demand for Higher Education in the Longer Term: The Role of 14+ Qualifications and Curriculum Reform; Fair Funding for Higher Education: The Way Forward; Redefining Higher Education: A Case Study in Widening Participation; Higher Education: A Risky Business
- Widening Participation: The Place of Mature StudentsThe Applications Process: Developing an Admissions Curriculum; Higher Education Provision and the Change to a Mass System; Developing Strategies for Widening Participation; A Framework for Institutional Change; Reflections on Widening Access to Medical Schools: The Case of Southampton; Mentoring: A Black Community Response; Making Links with Schools and Colleges; Guidance and Choice in a Changing Context; Access: The Widening Participation Success Story; Student Voice: Working to Ensure Successful Transition to Higher Education
- The Sussex Coastal HighwayConclusion: Is Higher Education Gladdening our Existence?; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-72521-7
- 0-367-08859-2
- 1-135-72522-5
- 1-280-05589-8
- 0-203-41694-5
- 9780203416945
- OCLC:
- 252898066
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