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The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England (2015)
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Harrison, N., Waller, R., & Last, K. (2015). The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England

This paper reports the results of an online survey of senior managers with responsibility for widening participation (WP) in English universities. 57 institutions participated, giving a response rate of 38 percent. The questionnaire primarily focused... Read More about The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England.

Participation rates in Aimhigher West: analysis and comparisons (2011)
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Harrison, N., & Cuthbert, R. (2011). Participation rates in Aimhigher West: analysis and comparisons

Two linked reports on widening participation in the Aimhigher West partnership area. These conclude, inter alia, that local factors such as school outcomes, labour market conditions and ethnic mix make a significant contribution to defining the high... Read More about Participation rates in Aimhigher West: analysis and comparisons.

Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds (2009)
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Bloxham, J., Eade, K., Harrison, N., & Peacock, N. (2009). Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds

This document is the output from a project commissioned under the Prime Minister's Initiative on international student mobility and undertaken by ThinkingPeople, the University of the West of England and the University of Bath and published by UKCISA... Read More about Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds.