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All about the numbers?. Dr Rachel Spacey Research Fellow rspacey@lincoln.ac.uk. Rebecca Sanderson Research Assistant rsanderson@lincoln.ac.uk. Evaluating the Access Covenant at a post-92 university. Access Covenant.
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All about the numbers? Dr Rachel Spacey Research Fellow rspacey@lincoln.ac.uk Rebecca Sanderson Research Assistant rsanderson@lincoln.ac.uk Evaluating the Access Covenant at a post-92 university
Access Covenant “…a particular emphasis on students from rural, coastal and dispersed communities in South Lincolnshire”
Evaluation of the Access Covenant • Mixed methods • Interviews with staff • Survey of all students • Interviews with students (hopefully longitudinal)
They don't see the full story I don't have the data to answer that Anonymity and all that "It's the ones that don't walk in through the door that I worry about..."
GDPR problems It's difficult to ask Informed consent Stigmatising Assumptions • It's for their own good • Data informed is the future • There's no other way
Solutions? Practical Problems
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