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Abstract:
The landscape of higher education in the UK has undergone change and transformation in recent years, partly as a result of diversification and massification. However, persistent patterns of under-representation continue, raising questions about current strategies, policies and approaches to widening participation. In this book, the author reviews and critiques contemporary widening participation policy and practice to investigate the underpinning assumptions, values and perspectives shaping current concepts and understandings of widening participation. Using a range of perspectives... [+] Show more
Subjects: Higher education; Participation; Policy; Equity
Keywords: Educational policy; Education and training opportunity; Policy analysis; Access to education and training
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Published: London, England: Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2012
Physical description: 226 p.
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