Access to Success and Social Mobility Through Higher Education : A Curate's Egg?

Intro -- Access to Success and Social Mobility through Higher Education -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Contributors -- 1: Access to Success and Social Mobility Through Higher Education: A Curate's Egg? -- Global Contexts -- The 'Access' Debate -- The WP Discourse -- Access to Success: Policy and Practice -- Access to Success: Fees and Regulation -- Access to Success: Social Mobility -- An Alternative Discourse? -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Section A: Aspects of the Contemporary access debate -- 2: Access to the Elite -- Introduction -- Efforts to Date -- Slow Progress -- Impact of Spending -- Focussing on Admissions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Access to Higher Education in South Africa -- Background Information on Access to Higher Education in South Africa -- Quality of Education in South Africa -- Challenges of Acquiring He in South Africa -- Government Funding -- Cost of Higher Education -- Socio-economic, Class and Racial Inequalities -- Efforts Towards Improving Access to He in South Africa -- Commission on Higher Education (1995) -- The National Development Plan 2030 -- National Student Financial Aid Scheme -- The 'Free Education' Initiative -- Public-Private Partnership Model -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Learning Through Life Revisited: The Role of Policy in Enhancing Social Mobility through Access to Part-Time Study -- Introduction -- Challenges to Lifelong Learning in Higher Education - A European View -- The Decline of Part-time Study in England - The Perfect Storm -- The Policy Problem -- What Does this Mean and What Can be Done? -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Increasing Access to Tertiary and Higher Education in Rural Communities: Experiences from Tasmania and New Zealand -- Introduction -- General Issues for Tertiary and He Institutions -- Tasmania -- Partnerships -- Regional Access -- Curriculum Design.

New Zealand -- Bay of Plenty Region -- Education Partnerships -- Institutional Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References -- Section B: Focussing on Student Success and Social Mobility -- 6: What Can Social Capital Contribute to Student Success in Higher Education? Perspectives from Students and Institutions -- What is Social Capital? -- The Implications of Social Capital for Student Success -- Students' Perceptions of the Benefit of Social Capital -- Connections and Relations -- Employability -- Personal Development -- Quality and Efficiency -- Student Success -- Benefits for Institutions -- Why Does Social Capital Matter in He? -- References -- 7: 'So, You Want to Be an Academic?' The Experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ­Undergraduates in a UK Creative Arts University -- Introduction -- Further Context -- Key Findings in Context -- Lack of Staff Diversity -- Teaching Career Vaguely Framed -- Critical and Reflective Discussion -- Staff and a White Curriculum -- Aspirations to Teach -- Conclusion -- References -- 8: Students' Views of Tertiary Education as 'Access to Success': A Case Study of a Multicultural College in Israel -- Introduction and Context -- The Case Study -- The Participants - General -- Social, Economic and Educational Background -- The Focus of the Study -- Students' Self-efficacy -- What Did We Find and What Does it Mean? -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 9: Collective Responsibility and Collaborative Action: Universities and Employers in Pursuit of Social Mobility -- Introduction: The Defining Social Policy Issue for Universities and Our Time -- The Gap in Graduate Outcomes by Socio-economic Background -- Factors Affecting the Gap -- Pre-University Experiences -- Transition and Retention -- Gaining Currency in the Employment Market -- Employer Practices -- Closing Remarks -- References.

Section C: Innovations in Access to Success -- 10: Students Not Patients: Opening Up the University to Those with Mental Health Problems -- Introduction -- Converge and the 'Healing Campus' -- Who, Where and What: Identity, Place and Activity -- Identity and Healing the 'Fracture' -- Valued Spaces -- Working Together: A Community of Learners -- Support -- Conclusion -- References -- 11: Service Learning and Academic Activism: A Review, Prospects and a Time for Revival? -- Introduction: A Disruptive and Rebellious History -- Margins to Mainstream - Who Benefits? -- A Revival of Provocation and Disruption -- References -- 12: Warming a Higher Education Cold Spot: The Case of Coventry University in Scarborough -- Introduction: The Scarborough Context -- An Academic Model for Social Inclusion -- Applying the Model: A Micro University -- From Concept to Campus -- Progress So Far -- Final Reflections -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 13: A Teacher's Experience of the Transformative Pedagogic Effect of Part-Time Degree Study -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Conceptual Model -- Identity -- Literacy -- Workload -- Assessment -- Outcomes -- References -- Section D: Access to Success and Social Mobility: Thinking Big -- 14: Access to Success and Social Mobility Involves Everyone! A Whole Institution Approach to Widening Participation -- Introduction -- Study 1: What Works? Student Retention and Success -- Study 2: Understanding a WIA to WP -- Cultural and Structural Change -- The Role of Evidence -- A Deliberate Process of Change -- Examples -- Collaborative and Co-ordinated Outreach Involving Staff and Students from across the Institution -- Addressing Differential Attainment -- Improving Employment Outcomes -- Conclusions -- References -- 15: Advocating for Access: World Access to Higher Education Day and Beyond -- Introduction.

The Need for Political Commitment -- World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) -- How Can WAHED be Effective? -- So, Where to from Here? -- References -- Index.

This collection of essays illuminates the benefits, drawbacks, challenges and opportunities of the push to widen access to success and social mobility through university and other post-secondary education experiences in the UK and internationally.

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