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Widening Participation ‘Life Stories’ Parminder Assi and Hilary Dunphy. Aims To explore the factors influencing students’ entry into HE and specifically NUC To explore the institutional factors which have influenced students’ learning To explore how the experience at NUC has
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Widening Participation ‘Life Stories’ Parminder Assi and Hilary Dunphy
Aims To explore the factors influencing students’ entry into HE and specifically NUC To explore the institutional factors which have influenced students’ learning To explore how the experience at NUC has shaped students’ identities and aspirations
Methodology – Semi-Structured Interviews Target Groups – 3rd Year Combined Honours Education Studies Students including – 1st person in family to go into HE Cert HE Students Non-traditional Entrants Students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disclosed Disabilities Members of Visible Ethnic Minority Groups
Emerging Themes • Parallels in Personal Histories • Aspirations • Positive/Negative Messages • Identity Formation • Identity Development • Identity Re-establishment • Significant Others
Implications Learning Environment Institutional Ethos Student/Student, Student/Staff, Staff/Staff Cultures and Relationships Student/Institutional Notion of Progression Student/Institutional Notion of Success Relationship between Identity and Student Efficacy