Aspirations, access and attainment [electronic resource] : international perspectives on widening participation and an agenda for change / edited by Neil Murray and Christopher M. Klinger.

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.