The discourse of widening participation and its critics: an institutional case study
This paper takes as its focus the contradictory discourse of widening participation (WP). We argue that given the conflicting accounts of WP it is highly unlikely that higher education staff will be able articulate a coherent definition of WP practice. We illustrate our thesis with an institutional...
Main Authors: | Jacqueline Stevenson, Sue Clegg, Ruth Lefever |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2010-06-01
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Series: | London Review of Education |
Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=bf1c0088-224a-4fe1-8f1b-0e3b3553c0fe |
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