The study explores the experiences of Access to Business students on a course located in an inner-city setting that is characterised as diverse in terms of age, ethnicity and nationality. Research questions asked how students from diverse backgrounds experience learning and questions the extent to which the Access discourse of widening participation matches reality. The main findings of my research reveal the way the Access course has, to an extent, been colonised by those who have social resources that normalise participation in higher education. I also revealed the impact that sources of identity have in structuring participation in diverse settings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:494506 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Phillips, Paul Robert |
| Publisher | Open University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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