Examining the investment in Widening Participation outreach events

ISBN-13: 9783639127959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 64 str.

Jennifer Birchall

Opis

This book examines the investment in WideningParticipation outreach events and seeks to addressthe issue of whether they are achieving the desiredoutcomes.The focus is upon Keele Universitys year elevenHigher Education Summer School 2007. Over onehundred students from throughout the West Midlandsregion participated in the week long residentialevent held at Keele campus in June 2007. It examines literature detailing varying typesof Widening Participation initiatives within the UK,and investigates the funding opportunities that areavailable for such activities. It focuses on the immediate impact that KeeleUniversitys Year eleven Higher Education SummerSchool 2007 had upon its teenage participants. Finally this book, explores literature relating tothe barriers that prevent young people enteringhigher education and attempts to gauge thesuccessfulness of Widening Participation initiatives,upon its participants.This research should be especially useful to wideningparticipation practitioners, Aimhigher groups, and HEFCE.

O autorze

Jennifer H. Birchall, MSc: studied a BA(Hons) in Sociology and
Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University. She worked for
Keele University's Widening Participation Division and in 2008
obtained an MSc in Events Management from Manchester Metropolitan
University.