Gaining entry, gaining confidence: a study of the Glasgow access to Primary Education project

McPhee, A.D. and Skelton, F. (2002) Gaining entry, gaining confidence: a study of the Glasgow access to Primary Education project. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 4(1),

Abstract

In spite of strenuous efforts to improve the take-up rate of higher education places by students from non-traditional backgrounds, some communities remain relatively isolated from the national trend to increased participation. Located in discourses of access and community, this paper describes a two year project run in partnership between Glasgow City Council Department of Education and the University of Glasgow, which concentrated not on changing entry tariffs, but on increasing the motivation of students, and upon working with them within their own communities and schools in order to enable them to achieve the entry standard demanded for courses of initial teacher education. The methodologies used are described, and the success of the project relative to its objectives is recorded. Further, the conceptualisation of the project within current debates is discussed.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Postprint provided by the Author.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McPhee, Dr Alastair
• Authors: McPhee, A.D., and Skelton, F.
• Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education; L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning
• ISSN: 1466-6529
• First Published: First published in Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol 4 No 1, April 2002