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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Achieving "Transparency, Consistency and Fairness" in English Higher Education Admissions: Progress since Schwartz?
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Adnett, Nick; McCaig, Colin; Slack, Kim; Bowers-Brown, Tamsin – Higher Education Quarterly, 2011
In 2004 the Schwartz Review advised English higher education institutions that their admissions systems should: be transparent; select students who are able to complete their courses based upon achievements and potential; use assessment methods that are reliable and valid; minimise barriers to applicants; be professional; and be underpinned by…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Methods, English Instruction, College English
Are There Economic Incentives for Non-Traditional Students to Enter HE? The Labour Market as a Barrier to Widening Participation
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Adnett, Nick; Slack, Kim – Higher Education Quarterly, 2007
The expansion of higher education (HE) in the UK has disproportionately benefited young people from relatively rich families: the gap between rich and poor in terms of participation in HE having widened since the 1970s. We explore a neglected possible cause of this class difference: that the labour market fails to provide sufficient incentives for…
Descriptors: Incentives, Nontraditional Students, Higher Education, Labor Market
Collaboration with the Community to Widen Participation: Partners without Power or Absent Friends?
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Slack, Kim – Higher Education Quarterly, 2004
Current discourse around widening participation emphasises the importance of partnership and collaboration. For example, the Learning Skills Council and government policy all cite the need to adopt collaborative approaches to assist with widening participation and student progression. In 1998 the Higher Education Funding Council for England…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Public Policy, Cooperation