Widening the participation into higher education: examining Bourdieusian theory in relation to HE in the UK

When invited to discuss their personal or professional commitments to widening participation in higher education, many of the WP managers and practitioners we interviewed

We then provide an overview of our Widening Participation and Student Retention (WISeR) Direct Entrant Transitions (DET) project, its aims and scope, as informed by existing

Through the data the role o f the university and academics was identified as important to the interpretation and practice of widening participation, as was the binary divide..

Since devolution of education policy to the four ‘home’ nations of the UK, distinct approaches to addressing social inequalities in higher education participation have

Abstract Since devolution of education policy to the four ‘home’ nations of the UK, distinct approaches to addressing social inequalities in higher education participation

experiences of learning in the workplace a chance to progress into higher education study it is possible to develop meaningful widening participation opportunities?. It is