Deconstructing the discourses of widening participation

Despite the political commitment expressed through numerous international and national policies to widen educational access and participation, we are living in a time of increased, and widening, social and economic inequalities. Although we have largely moved from an elite to a mass higher education...

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Published inThe Right to Higher Education pp. 11 - 32
Main Author Burke, Penny Jane
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2012
Edition1
Subjects
WP Policy
Higher Education
Good Life
Non-academic Characteristics
Higher Educational Access
Aimhigher Partnerships
Case Study Higher Education Institutions
Vice Versa
Federal Student Financial Aid Programmes
Higher Educational Participation
Tr Ac
WP Policy Agenda
Widening Participation Discourses
Widening Participation Practitioners
Young Men
WP
Lo Ca
Student Subject Positioning
Widening Access
Cross-boundary Professionals
Mass Higher Education System
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ISBN0415568242
9780415568241
0415568234
9780415568234
DOI10.4324/9780203125571-3

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Summary:Despite the political commitment expressed through numerous international and national policies to widen educational access and participation, we are living in a time of increased, and widening, social and economic inequalities. Although we have largely moved from an elite to a mass higher education system in England and in many other countries, those benefitting the most from policies to expand HE are those with relative social, economic and cultural advantages, i.e. in the English context this would be those categorized in middle-class and/or professional groups.
ISBN:0415568242
9780415568241
0415568234
9780415568234
DOI:10.4324/9780203125571-3