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"Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first? (2009)
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Harrison, N., & Hatt, S. (2009). "Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first?. Journal of Access Policy and Practice, 6(2), 61-80

This paper examines the 2007 guidance for widening participation practitioners issued by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the ramifications of its targeting strategy in Southwest England. Drawing on data on higher educati... Read More about "Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first?.