The Institute for Access Studies is a research centre, based at Staffordshire University, focusing on widening participation in post-compulsory education and promoting lifelong learning amongst non-traditional learners.
It aims to be a national centre of research, and to consolidate and disseminate information on widening participation to those people who might not otherwise view learning as an option, or who may be discouraged by social, cultural, economic or institutional barriers.
- Learning Journeys of Students in the West Midlands - project in partnership with the Open University (OU) and Workers' Education Association (WEA)
- International research focusing on young working-class student drop-out from universitiesd
- HEFCE-funded literature review of widening participation
- Evaluation of AimHigher project in Lincoln
- Research into Cultural Diversity in Higher Education in Partnership with the HIgher Education Academy
- New Earswick Community Art and Research Initiative - promoting community dialogue and facilitating intergenerational understandings through community art
Recent
Books and Publications
- Student Services: Effective Approaches to Retaining Students in Higher Education
- Student Services: Directory of Practice
- Improving Completion Rates Amongst Disadvantaged Students
- International Insights into Widening Participation
- Learning Brokerage: Building Bridges Between Learners and Providers
- From Life Crisis to Lifelong Learning:Rethinking Working-class 'Drop-out' from Higher Education
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Institute of Access Studies, Staffordshire University, Brindley Building, Leek Road Campus, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF, UK Phone: ++44 (01782) 295731, fax ++44 (01782) 295752
