LEADER 03243oam 2200493 450 001 9910798631403321 005 20190605030609.0 010 $a0-08-101921-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000884892 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780081019221 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4711757 035 $a(PPN)198053681 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000884892 100 $a20161019h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aBridges, pathways and transitions $einternational innovations in widening participation /$fedited by Mahsood Shah, Gail Whitehead 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aAmsterdam, [Netherlands] :$cChandos Publishing,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (291 pages) 311 $a0-08-101922-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 330 $aBridges, Pathways and Transitions: International Innovations in Widening Participation shows that widening participation initiatives and policies have had a profound impact on improving access to higher education to historically marginalized groups of students from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The research presented provides a source of inspiration to students who are navigating disadvantage to succeed in higher education against the odds. There are stories of success in difficult circumstances, revealing the resilience and determination of individuals and collectives to fight for a place in higher education to improve chances for securing social mobility for next generations. The book also reveals that more work and policy interventions are needed to further equalize the playing field between social groups. Governments need to address the entrenched structural inequalities, particularly the effects of poverty, that prevent more academically able disadvantaged students from participating in higher education on the basis of the circumstances of their birth. Across the globe, social reproduction is far more likely than social mobility because of policies and practices that continue to protect the privilege of those in the middle and top of social structures. With the gap between rich and poor widening at a rate previously unseen, we need radical policies to equalize the playing field in fundamental ways. Focuses on collaborations with schools, families, and communities Highlights tools and methods to aid in the creation of pathways, bridging initiatives into higher education Includes case studies that show how students are supported during the transition into high education systems 606 $aEducation, Higher$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aInternational education 606 $aComparative education 615 0$aEducation, Higher 615 0$aInternational education. 615 0$aComparative education. 676 $a378.161 700 $aShah$b Mahsood$01497446 702 $aShah$b Mahsood 702 $aWhitehead$b Gail 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798631403321 996 $aBridges, pathways and transitions$93722553 997 $aUNINA