How to raise ambition -: is it only about better grades?

Peter Rudd

How to raise ambition -: is it only about better grades?

Institute for Effective Education

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Abstract

The paper discusses two approaches to widening participation / ensuring fair access to higher education. One is to encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to university by lowering their grade requirements. A second approach is to use a mix of ambassadors, workshops, conferences, bursaries, and so on.

Original language	English
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Unpublished - 20 Mar 2014
Event	IEE Conference 2014 - Institute for Effective Education, University of York, York, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Mar 2014 → 21 Mar 2014

Conference

Conference	IEE Conference 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	20/03/14 → 21/03/14

Keywords

Widening participation, fair access, universities, higher education,

Realising Opportunities
Chambers, B., Hardman, F. C. & Rudd, P.
1/05/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

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How to raise ambition -: is it only about better grades?

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Realising Opportunities

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