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Murray, Neil and Klinger, Christopher M., eds. (2014) Aspirations, access and attainment : international perspectives on widening participation and an agenda for change. London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9780415828789
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Official URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/834416033
Abstract
It is perhaps ironic that as the global financial crisis has, in some cases, led governments and institutions to pull back from and/or set more modest goals and associated funding around widening participation, there is an ever-growing sense that the ideas buttressing the widening participation movement are becoming more universally acknowledged by educators across the globe. That acknowledgement has translated into action on the ground via such means as policy formulation, strategic planning and target setting - each of which often reflects local contexts and manifests a regional 'flavour'. There is also, however, an increasing realization that there are commonalities in the challenges involved with national or regional initiatives to increase the participation of non-traditional groups in Higher Education and that the drivers of such initiatives - and ultimately the cohorts they target - stand to benefit considerably from an open exchange of ideas and sharing of experience.
Access, aspirations and attainment brings together current regional perspectives on widening participation as presented by prominent academics, researchers, policymakers and students from across the globe. It will create for policymakers, institutions and individuals interested in enabling access, a useful and informative resource that will introduce, formulate, shape and reinforce the ideas and aims of the World Congress on widening access.
As the contributors maintain, in an increasingly globalized market economy and in the face of recent seismic economic, political and social change around the world, it is imperative to both secure existing talent within our populations and uncover and nurture new sources of talent. The series of essays featured in this book explore, anticipate and highlight themes underpinning a global movement towards a step-change in thinking, strategies and policies - one that places youth and students from around the world at its heart.
| Item Type: | Book | ||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Educational equalization -- Cross-cultural studies., Universities and colleges -- Admission -- Cross-cultural studies., Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies., Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies. | ||||
| Publisher: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | ||||
| Place of Publication: | London ; New York | ||||
| ISBN: | 9780415828789 | ||||
| Editor: | Murray, Neil and Klinger, Christopher M. | ||||
| Official Date: | 2014 | ||||
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| Number of Pages: | 195 | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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