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Widening Participation and Higher Education
Author(s) -
Bibbings Lois S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of law and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.263
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1467-6478
pISSN - 0263-323X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2006.00348.x
Subject(s) - affirmative action , action (physics) , key (lock) , relation (database) , political science , higher education , public administration , kingdom , sociology , public relations , economic growth , law , economics , ecology , paleontology , physics , database , computer science , quantum mechanics , biology
This article considers higher education ‘widening participation’ policy and practice, focusing upon attempts to widen access in relation to applicants from under‐represented socio‐economic groups and educational backgrounds. Some key United Kingdom approaches are described and discussed in the light of the concept of affirmative action. The article also examines the legal support for widening participation.