| Researching and Evaluating Widening Participation Joint seminar series SRHE Access and Widening Participation Network UALL Widening Participation and Access Network Universities with Access Agreements are developing a range of initiatives to attract and retain students from social groups currently under-represented in higher education. As a result there is an increased emphasis at both national and institutional level on assessing the longer term impact of widening participation strategies. This seminar series is designed to broaden the scope of current work in the area, drawing on the growing body of academic research to inform and develop approaches to evaluation and impact assessment. The seminars are grouped into seven areas of current interest and will demonstrate a range of methodological approaches through concrete examples related to the theme of the session, linked to case studies undertaken by universities. The seventh and final session will draw together the insights gathered over the course of the series and focus on future developments in research and evaluation that will inform strategies to widen participation higher education. 22 January 2014 Seminar 1. Schooling, attainment and admission to higher education
Dr Vikki Boliver, Durham University Why are British ethnic minorities less likely to be offered places at highly selective universities? Professor David James, Cardiff University White middle class identities and progression to higher education Dr Alison Jones, Goldsmiths, University of London Broadening access to the BA Fine Art Degree at Goldsmiths 9 February 2014 Seminar 2. University outreach activities and progression to higher education Dr Colin McCaig and Sean Demack, Sheffield Hallam University 'Dreams' and 'Realities' in university access: Mapping social differences in higher education aspirations and participation in England Professor Carole Leathwood, Institute for Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University Researching school and college strategies to 'raise aspirations': Issues in a DfE funded study Case Study: Annette Hayton and Dr Andrew Bengry-Howell, University of Bath The activities matter: Exploring a framework to evaluate the impact of university-led outreach activities 23 March 2014 Seminar 3. Learning, teaching and curriculum in higher education Professor Penny-Jane Burke, University of Roehampton Equity and social justice in the field of higher education studies Dr Debra Cureton, University of Wolverhampton The Power of the Teacher-Student Relationship Case Study: Dr Steve Kendall, University of Bedfordshire Students as Researchers 13 April 2014 Seminar 4. Mature and part-time students: Accessing and succeeding in HE Professor Alison Fuller and Professor Lorna Unwin, Institute of Education University of London Progression to higher education from the vocational route Professor Claire Callender and Dr Kerry Harman, Birkbeck, University of London Involving student mothers in Higher Education Case Study: Dr John Butcher and Wendy Fowle, Open University Experiences of part-time students across the UK 11 May 2014 Seminar 5. The culture of higher education and the student experience Professor John Richardson Open University Under-attainment of BAME students in UK higher education: what we know/don't know Professor Heidi Safia Mirza, Goldsmiths, University of London Respecting Difference: Race, faith and culture for teacher educators in HE Case Study: Carlton Howson, De Montfort University Experience of ethnically minoritised students in higher education? 8 June 2014 Seminar 6. Employability and graduate Destinations Dr Nicola Ingram, University of Bath Paired Peers: classed and gendered graduate transitions Professor Kate Purcell, University of Warwick Futuretrack: the diversity of experiences in the transition from education to employment and the implications for researchers and policy-makers Case study: Stephane Farenga 6 July 2014 Seminar 7. Next Steps Dr Neil Harrison, University of West of England 'Assessing Impact and Measuring Success in widening participation' or AIMS Sharon Smith and Rachael Edgar, HEAT Access Tracker University of Kent Professor Jacqueline Stevenson, Sheffield Hallam University "Making the links between evaluation, evidence and impact" This session will explore how evaluation can inform evidence and how evidence can be used to think, and make claims, about impact" Discounted rate of £45.00 for UALL members | 
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