Tamara Thiele
Biographic Data
| ID | 3941988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamara Thiele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamara |
| FAMILY NAME | Thiele |
| SIGNATURE | THIELE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education Group University of Warwick Coventry UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0333-5282 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Building Blocks of Aspiration to Go to University in Young People From Post‐Industrial Towns in England
In England, there has been a shift away from ‘aspiration raising’ in widening participation (WP) activities aimed at improving access to higher education (HE) for students from low socio‐economic status groups. This shift is partly based on the notion that students from these groups do not inherently “aim lower” However, understanding the factors that drive aspirations towards HE remains crucial for addressing geographical gaps in HE participatio…
Experience of disadvantage: The influence of identity on engagement in working class students’ educational trajectories to an elite university
Pervasive socio‐economic differences in relation to participation in higher education in the United Kingdom are particularly prominent in the most prestigious institutions. This study provides insight into why some individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are successful in being admitted into one of these institutions. Underpinned by phenomenology, semi‐structured interviews were carried out to examine the lived experiences of high‐achieving st…
Predicting students' academic performance based on school and socio-demographic characteristics
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic achievement at a British university. Consistent with past research, large entry-level differences between stud…
Predicting students' academic performance based on school and socio-demographic characteristics
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic achievement at a British university. Consistent with past research, large entry-level differences between stud…
Experience of disadvantage: The influence of identity on engagement in working class students’ educational trajectories to an elite university
Pervasive socio‐economic differences in relation to participation in higher education in the United Kingdom are particularly prominent in the most prestigious institutions. This study provides insight into why some individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are successful in being admitted into one of these institutions. Underpinned by phenomenology, semi‐structured interviews were carried out to examine the lived experiences of high‐achieving st…
Predicting students' academic performance based on school and socio-demographic characteristics
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic achievement at a British university. Consistent with past research, large entry-level differences between stud…
Experience of disadvantage: The influence of identity on engagement in working class students’ educational trajectories to an elite university
Pervasive socio‐economic differences in relation to participation in higher education in the United Kingdom are particularly prominent in the most prestigious institutions. This study provides insight into why some individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are successful in being admitted into one of these institutions. Underpinned by phenomenology, semi‐structured interviews were carried out to examine the lived experiences of high‐achieving st…
The Building Blocks of Aspiration to Go to University in Young People From Post‐Industrial Towns in England
In England, there has been a shift away from ‘aspiration raising’ in widening participation (WP) activities aimed at improving access to higher education (HE) for students from low socio‐economic status groups. This shift is partly based on the notion that students from these groups do not inherently “aim lower” However, understanding the factors that drive aspirations towards HE remains crucial for addressing geographical gaps in HE participatio…
Higher Education Research Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · School Choice and Performance (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 works) · Attendance (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Disadvantage (1 works)