TY - BOOK AU - Klinger,Christopher M. AU - Murray,Neil TI - Aspirations, access and attainment: international perspectives on widening participation and an agenda for change SN - 9781315882949 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2014/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Education, Higher KW - Economic aspects KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Educational change KW - Educational equalization KW - Universities and colleges KW - Admission N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Connecting the unconnected : towards a global access movement / Stuart Billingham -- 2. Regressive social policy and its consequences for opportunity for higher education in the United States, 1980 to present / Tom Mortenson -- 3. Meeting the US demand for talent : the imperative of increasing attainment for underserved populations / Jamie P. Merisotis -- 4. Inequality as the key obstacle to widening successful participation in South Africa. Why higher education is obliged to redress it / Ian Scott -- 5. Society, economy and access to post-secondary studies in Quebec / Nicolas Bastien ... [et al.] -- 6. Challenges for adult access in Europe / Michael Osborne, Simon Broek and Bert-Jan Buiskool -- 7. Widening participation in UK higher education : the institutional performance / Malcolm Tight -- 8. Student engagement to improve belonging, retention and success / Liz Thomas -- 9. Autonomy, legitimacy and confidence : using mainstream curriculum to successfully widen participation / Liz Marr, George Curry and John Rose-Adams -- 10. 'I thought I knew this stuff, but apparently I don't' : understanding the transition into university-level thinking / Robert Cantwell, Jill Scevak and Erika Spray -- 11. An argument concerning overcoming inequalities in higher education / Stephen Gorard -- 12. Students as experts : reflections on the 'student voice' / Neil Murray and Christopher M. Klinger -- 13. Student voices : student union perspectives on access, inclusion and policy-making in higher education UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315882949 ER -