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Disparities in Student Attainment: A Tale of Two (City) Universities

Disparities in Student Attainment: A Tale of Two (City) Universities. Professor Glynis Cousin Dr Debra Cureton. Overview. Context General F indings Conceptual Issues Working with Sensitive Issues Interventions, Impacts and Outputs. Context. Funded by. Data Collection. Data Findings.

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Disparities in Student Attainment: A Tale of Two (City) Universities

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  1. Disparities in Student Attainment: A Tale of Two (City) Universities Professor Glynis Cousin Dr Debra Cureton

  2. Overview • Context • General Findings • Conceptual Issues • Working with Sensitive Issues • Interventions, Impacts and Outputs

  3. Context Funded by

  4. Data Collection Data Findings

  5. Pedagogy Relationship Cultural and Social Capital General Findings Psycho-social Processes

  6. Conceptual Issues Conceptual Developments The impact of the affective domain to learning and attainment The psychological contract (Rousseau, 2000) The lecturer interlocutor (Cousin, 2011) • Categorisation and post-race approaches • The Pygmalion effect & folk pedagogies (Bruner, 1996) • Empowering student partners

  7. Working with Sensitive Issues Empowering Methodologies Playful Reflection

  8. Interventions, Impacts and Outputs • Action Research • AssessmentChoice/ Type • Peer monitoring • Blind marking • Aspiration raising • The Advantage Module • Outputs • Information for parents website • How to guides: lecturers • How to videos: students • Impacts • Accessible assignment briefs • Fit to submit criteria • Annual monitoring • Reduction of the attainment gap

  9. Contact Details • Professor Glynis Cousin • G.Cousin@wlv.ac.uk • Dr Debra Cureton • D.Cureton@wlv.ac.uk • Website • www.wlv.ac.uk/disa

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