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It is perhaps ironic that as the global financial crisis has, in
some cases, led governments and institutions to pull back from
and/or set more modest goals and associated funding around widening
participation, there is an ever-growing sense that the ideals
buttressing the widening participation movement are becoming more
universally acknowledged by educators across the globe. That
acknowledgement has translated into action on the ground via such
means as policy formulation, strategic planning and target setting
- each of which often reflects local contexts and manifests a
regional 'flavour'. There is also, however, an increasing
realisation that there are commonalities in the challenges involved
with national or regional initiatives to increase the participation
of non-traditional groups in higher education and that the drivers
of such initiatives - and ultimately the cohorts they target -
stand to benefit considerably from an open exchange of ideas and
sharing of experience. This book brings together current regional
perspectives on widening participation as presented by prominent
academics, researchers, policy-makers, and students from across the
globe. It will create for policy-makers, institutions, and
individuals interested in enabling access, a useful and informative
resource that will introduce, formulate, shape and reinforce the
ideas and aims of the World Congresses on widening access. As the
contributors maintain, in an increasingly globalised market economy
and in the face of recent seismic economic, political and social
change around the world, it is imperative to both secure existing
talent within our populations and uncover and nurture new sources
of talent. The series of essays featured in this book will explore,
anticipate, and highlight themes underpinning a global movement
towards a step-change in thinking, strategies, and policies - one
that places youth and students from around the world at its heart.
It is perhaps ironic that as the global financial crisis has, in
some cases, led governments and institutions to pull back from
and/or set more modest goals and associated funding around widening
participation, there is an ever-growing sense that the ideals
buttressing the widening participation movement are becoming more
universally acknowledged by educators across the globe. That
acknowledgement has translated into action on the ground via such
means as policy formulation, strategic planning and target setting
- each of which often reflects local contexts and manifests a
regional 'flavour'. There is also, however, an increasing
realisation that there are commonalities in the challenges involved
with national or regional initiatives to increase the participation
of non-traditional groups in higher education and that the drivers
of such initiatives - and ultimately the cohorts they target -
stand to benefit considerably from an open exchange of ideas and
sharing of experience. This book brings together current regional
perspectives on widening participation as presented by prominent
academics, researchers, policy-makers, and students from across the
globe. It will create for policy-makers, institutions, and
individuals interested in enabling access, a useful and informative
resource that will introduce, formulate, shape and reinforce the
ideas and aims of the World Congresses on widening access. As the
contributors maintain, in an increasingly globalised market economy
and in the face of recent seismic economic, political and social
change around the world, it is imperative to both secure existing
talent within our populations and uncover and nurture new sources
of talent. The series of essays featured in this book will explore,
anticipate, and highlight themes underpinning a global movement
towards a step-change in thinking, strategies, and policies - one
that places youth and students from around the world at its heart.
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