Improving learning by widening participation in higher education / edited by Miriam E. David ... [et al.].

Contributor(s):

David, Miriam E, 1945- [editor]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Improving learning TLRPPublication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.Description: xxii, 258 pages : illutrations ; 22 cmISBN:

9780415495424 (pbk.)
0415495423 (pbk.)
9780203867976 (ebook)
0203867971 (ebook)

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DDC classification:

379.2/60941

LOC classification:

LC 4096 I34 2010

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Contents:

Pt 1: What are the issues? Introduction to the dilemmas of widening participation in higher education Pt 2: What does the research tell us? Policy contexts: differentiation, competition and policies for widening participation Access, participation and diversity questions in relation to different forms of post-compulsory further and higher education Pedagogies for social diversity and difference Outcomes in terms of age-based participation Pt 3: What are the overall inplications for both policy and research? What are the overall findings and implications for evidence-based policies on fair access and widening participation? How do we improve learning by widening participation in higher education?: institutional practices and pedagogies for social diversity Universal access and dual regimes of further and higher education (the FurtherHigher Project) Widening participation in higher education: a quantitative analysis Socio-cultural and learning experiences of working-class students Degrees of success: learners' transitions from vocational education and training to higher education Keeping open the door to mathematically demanding programmes in further and higher education Learning and teaching for social diversity and difference in higher education 'Non-participation' in higher education: decision-making as embedded social practice

Summary: This book presents a strong and coherent rationale for improving learning for diverse students from a range of backgrounds within higher education.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	LC 4096 I34 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000177532

Pt 1: What are the issues?
Introduction to the dilemmas of widening participation in higher education
Pt 2: What does the research tell us?
Policy contexts: differentiation, competition and policies for widening participation
Access, participation and diversity questions in relation to different forms of post-compulsory further and higher education
Pedagogies for social diversity and difference
Outcomes in terms of age-based participation
Pt 3: What are the overall inplications for both policy and research?
What are the overall findings and implications for evidence-based policies on fair access and widening participation?
How do we improve learning by widening participation in higher education?: institutional practices and pedagogies for social diversity
Universal access and dual regimes of further and higher education (the FurtherHigher Project)
Widening participation in higher education: a quantitative analysis
Socio-cultural and learning experiences of working-class students
Degrees of success: learners' transitions from vocational education and training to higher education
Keeping open the door to mathematically demanding programmes in further and higher education
Learning and teaching for social diversity and difference in higher education
'Non-participation' in higher education: decision-making as embedded social practice

This book presents a strong and coherent rationale for improving learning for diverse students from a range of backgrounds within higher education.

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