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Access, Participation and Higher Education - Policy and Practice (Paperback)
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Access, Participation and Higher Education - Policy and Practice (Paperback)
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At the start of the 20th century higher education was the preserve
of a privileged, almost exclusively male minority. Today more than
30 per cent of people in the United Kingdom embark on some kind of
higher education. Over half of university students are women, and
greater opportunities for study at all stages of life are widely
available. Recently the Government announced that it has the
explicit aim of increasing participation in higher education to 50
per cent by 2010.;A number of issues need to be addressed, however,
if government targets are to be achieved. Despite an increasing
policy focus on progression to higher education in recent years,
the participation rate has remained virtually static since 1996.
Inequalities between the participation rates of students from
different socio-economic groups persist. New arrangements for
student financial support have deterred progression by students
from the poorest socio-economic groups - the very students the
government is targeting. This book examines the reality of gaining
access to higher education, and considers the ways in which
economic, social, political and individual factors work together to
influence access to higher education.;Leading experts place access
and participation in a broader theoretical context to address key
issues, including: the changing context of higher education;
challenging inequality; young people who reject higher education;
student finance and the effect on participation; developing the
applications process; creating frameworks for institutional change;
higher education links with schools and colleges; and the
experience of specific strategies for widening participation. The
text should be valuable reading for all those working in schools,
colleges and higher education with an interest in improving access
as well as for curriculum developers, advice and guidance workers,
education researchers and institutional managers.
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