Advancing Theory and Research in Widening Participation

ISBN-13: 9780367519735 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 122 str.

Ellen Boeren; Nalita James

Opis

In this book, we focus on how we can move the field of widening participation forward, paying specific attention to the theories and methods we can use to better understand and tackle the problem of underrepresented groups in post-compulsory education, and how individuals and institutions can be supported. 

Spis treści

Introduction: Special Issue: advancing theory and research in widening participation   1.Beyond aspirations: deploying the capability approach to tackle the under-representation in higher education of young people from deprived communities   2. Thinking with and beyond Bourdieu in widening higher education participation   3. Understanding adult lifelong learning participation as a layered problem   4. Systemic obstacles to lifelong learning: the influence of the educational system design on learning attitudes   5. Recognition of prior learning: the tensions between its inclusive intentions and constraints on its implementation   6. Accessing and assessing appropriate widening participation data: an exploration of how data are used and by whom