Widening Participation, Equalising Opportunity? Higher Education's Mission Impossible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6352959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Hale |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-100 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2006.00255.x |
| OpenAlex | W2092736429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
Current government policy of increasing participation in higher education is justified on the grounds of individual benefit, the national economic interest and, most significantly, as part of a moral agenda of promoting equality of opportunity. This article examines a range of empirical findings in the light of ideas about equality and, in particular, the concept of ‘equality of opportunity’, and what these entail. It concludes that widening participation in higher education, at least as envisaged in current policy, cannot compensate for social and educational disadvantage, and is not only ineffectual in promoting equality of opportunity, but carries serious disbenefits
Disadvantage · Equal opportunity · Government (linguistics · Higher education · Law and economics · Moral education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Public Administration
Higher education and the achievement (and/or prevention) of equity and social justice
Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE
The role of bridging programmes in supporting student persistence and prevention of attrition
Leading and Managing Contemporary UK Universities
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |