Rethinking Widening Participation in Higher Education: The Role of Social Netwo

Rethinking Widening Participation in Higher EducationThe Role of Social Networks\nAuthor(s): Alison Fuller, Sue Heath, Brenda Johnston\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415575645, 978-0415575645\nSynopsis\nExtending the chance for people from diverse backgrounds to participate in Higher Education (HE) is a priority in the UK and many countries internationally. Previous work on widening participation in HE however has focussed on why people choose to go to university but this vital new research has focussed on looking at why people choose not to go. Moreover, much of the extant literature concentrates on the participation decisions of teenagers and young adults whereas this book foregrounds adult decision-making across the life-course. The book is also distinctive because it focuses on interview data generated from across the membership of inter-generational networks rather than on individuals in isolation, in ord.