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What do working class students really need to succeed at university?

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Description

The presentation outlines my Professional Doctorate research.

The aim of this Professional Doctorate research is to improve the student-supporting systems and strategies currently in place within HE establishments, with a particular focus on students from low socioeconomic areas. The study draws upon the experiences and opinions of existing HE students who self-identify as being from working-class backgrounds and the first in their family to go to university. A Listening Rooms approach (Parkin and Heron, 2022) was implemented where, rather than students being interviewed by an academic, they brought along a friend to have a discussion around the topic, without the presence of the researcher.
Period27 Nov 2024
Event titleSERA Conference
Event typeConference
LocationDundee, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • student support
  • Widening participation
  • listening rooms
  • working class
  • low socioeconomic