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On widening participation in Higher Education through positive discrimination

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Clayton, Matthew (2012) On widening participation in Higher Education through positive discrimination. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 46 (3). pp. 414-431. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9752.2012.00858.x

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Abstract

Notwithstanding an ongoing concern about the low representation of certain groups in higher education, there is reluctance on the part of politicians and policy makers to adopt positive discrimination as an appropriate means of widening participation. This article offers an account of the different objections to positive discrimination and, thereafter, clarifies and criticises the view that universities ought to select those applicants who are expected to be most successful as students. It distinguishes arguments from meritocracy, desert, respect, and productivity and shows how these arguments are compatible with the use of positive discrimination in higher education.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Philosophy of Education
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0309-8249
Official Date: August 2012
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August 2012Published
Volume: 46
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 414-431
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2012.00858.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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