Although summer schools are a popular and widely used activity for widening participation
in higher education, their impact on their participants' subsequent educational careers has …

In England and Australia, higher education institutions (HEIs) are expected to widen
participation (WP) in higher education (HE) to enhance social justice and improve individual …

Lifelong learning, where individuals keep modifying, renewing and updating their existing
skills and competencies, is an essential requirement in the knowledge economy. Yet …

The Aimhigher programme is one of the Labour government's initiatives to widen
participation in higher education (HE) for under‐represented groups and is related to the …

Students studying art at university in the United Kingdom tend to be female, from higher
social classes and from majority ethnic groups. This paper considers some of the complex …

The social class gap in higher education (HE) participation rates has its origins in the
compulsory schooling system and, despite over a century of universal education, differential …

It is becoming increasingly clear that the notion of'removing barriers' offers a limited
foundation for widening participation to higher education. Drawing on realist social theory …

Studies involving student ambassadors have demonstrated their significance in recruiting
prospective students to universities and colleges but they have not included the perceptions …

Background: Widening Access to Medicine (WAM) supports nontraditional applicants
throughout application to study medicine and beyond. Many WAM programmes use medical …

This article explores how intergenerational dynamics influence Chinese overseas doctoral
students' academic journey in New Zealand. The full postdoctoral project from which this …