Widening Participation in Scotland 1997–2021: A semi‐systematic literature review and avenues for further research
Michelle O'Toole,
Susan Dunnett,
Mary Brennan
et al.
Abstract:This article sets out and critically analyses the state of current knowledge on Widening Participation at higher education institutions in Scotland and sets forth avenues for further research. Through a semi‐systematic review of the literature, six discrete but overlapping themes relating to Widening Participation are identified, namely, (1) factors affecting the decision to apply to university, (2) the transition from high school or further education into university, (3) contextualised admissions, (4) complet… Show more
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