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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)
Journal Article
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?.

Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, N., & Hatt, S. (2009). Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 33(4), 347-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098770903266042

This paper originates from the National Audit Office's 2008 report into widening participation policy in the United Kingdom. The report found that while there appeared to be modest improvements in the proportion of students coming from lower socio-ec... Read More about Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education.

Education, equality and the European social model (2009)
Book Chapter
Brine, J., Rasmussen, P., Lynch, K., Boyadjieva, P., Peters, M. A., & Sunker, H. (2009). Education, equality and the European social model. In R. Dale, & S. Robertson (Eds.), Globalisation & Europeanisation in Education (159-177). Oxford: Symposium Books

Social welfare and education have been themes in European collaboration since the early days of the Treaty of Rome. Especially after the establishment in 2000 of the Lisbon agenda the EU has stepped up its efforts in these two areas and has integrate... Read More about Education, equality and the European social model.

Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons) (2009)
Book
Aktekin, S., Harnett, P., Ozturk, M., & Smart, D. (. (2009). Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons). Ankara, Turkey: Harf Eğitim Yaninciliği

This 128 page academic book was a product of the research related to the Training Social Studies and History Educators for A Multicultural Europe (EU Funded ‘Promoting Civil Society Dialogue Between The European Union and Turkey’ programme, value 151... Read More about Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons).

Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe) (2009)
Book
Aktekin, S., Harnett, P., Ozturk, M., & Smart, D. (. (2009). Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe). Ankara, Turkey: Harf Eğitim Yaninciliği

This research had a high impact in Turkey, and a more modest impact in the UK and beyond, where copies of the materials have been circulated to an international audience. This output is a 84 page academic book, produced in English (500 copies) and... Read More about Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe).