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(2022), "Index", McCaig, C., Rainford, J. and Squire, R. (Ed.) The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 207-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-049-520221012

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INDEX

A levels

, 152, 160, 180

Ability

, 92, 106, 127, 200

Academia

, 199

Academic Services teams

, 84

Access Agreements

, 47–49, 60, 129

Access and Participation Plan (APP)

, 33, 50, 82, 168

regulation

, 196

review

, 177–178

Access courses

, 42, 156

Access inequality

, 64, 202

Access practitioners

, 81–82

Access to higher education

, 80, 104

Access work

, 32, 80, 87–88, 95

Adult Education Colleges

, 2

Advisory Group on Access and Participation (AGAP)

, 43

Aimhigher programme

, 21, 24, 28, 46, 48, 104, 107–108

Alternative providers

, 13, 58, 63, 69, 168, 173–177, 189, 203

Aspiration

, 46, 91, 94

Augar Report

, 14, 64, 71, 191–193, 202

Barriers

, 30, 95, 190

Binary principle

, 64

Binary system of universities

, 42

Black, Asian and minority ethnic undergraduates (BAME undergraduates)

, 175, 199

Brazil

, 171–172, 176

Brightside

, 27, 31, 106, 108, 112

Brilliant Club

, 31, 106, 139–140

Browne Review (2010)

, 26, 28–29, 172–173

Business as usual

, 40

historical efforts to widen access

, 40–51

Business of WP

, 3, 188, 202–204

competing imperatives and confounding dichotomies

, 189–191

first degree

, 198–200

lifelong learning entitlement and potential impact on business of WP

, 195

mismatched agendas

, 195–197

new markets

, 198

for new providers

, 177–178

pay

, 192–193

policy developments

, 191–192

shifting priorities

, 193–195

success

, 197–198

Butler Act (see Education Act)

Centralisation

, 41

CFE Research

, 139

Charities

, 27, 31, 102, 115, 169

Choice-driven market

, 28–30

Collaboration

, 31–33, 43, 87

Collaborative outreach

, 44, 50

National collaborative programmes

, 104

Collaborative work across institutional boundaries

, 87–88

Colleges of Advanced Technology (CATs)

, 5

Committee on Higher Education (CHE)

, 41

Competition

, 31–33, 40, 113–114

Connectivity

, 114–115

Connectors

, 105–107, 109

Conservative government (s)

, 4, 6, 21, 64, 198, 202

Conservative-Lib Dem Coalition government

, 28

Datafication

, 13, 150

Dearing Report

, 7, 21–24, 43, 58, 85, 188

Dearing Review

, 2–3, 8, 20, 172

Degree awarding powers (DAP)

, 5, 7, 50, 173, 192

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS)

, 48

Department for Education (DfE)

, 6, 148, 192

Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)

, 24

Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

, 24, 46, 60

Differentiation

, 3, 6, 10, 25, 27–28, 31, 57–59, 61, 63, 67–69, 135–136

Disability Discrimination Act

, 43

Disability statements

, 43–44

Dual economy of WP policy

, 31–33

Dual imperative

, 4, 14, 70, 187, 190, 200, 202

Dual price mechanism

, 193

East Midlands WP Research and Evaluation Partnership (EMWREP)

, 137

Economic imperative

, 20, 60, 80, 85, 93, 147, 148–150, 152, 154, 158–159, 161–162, 190, 197

Education Act

, 41, 148, 172

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

, 105, 201

Education Policy Institute

, 133

Educational imperative

, 149–150, 152, 154, 161, 163, 192, 196

English HE

, 60, 62

market

, 4, 15, 188

supply and demand work in

, 65–67

Entry criteria permits

, 47

Equality Act (2010)

, 26, 158

European Union (EU)

, 64

Evaluation

, 107

challenges of WP evaluation

, 132–135

consultancy

, 139–140

frameworks

, 138–139

as functional approach to tracking and monitoring

, 125–126

growth of evaluation products

, 135–140

history

, 124–132

practice

, 126

services

, 136

Evaluators

, 107–108, 123, 131–135, 140–141

Evidence

, 12, 14, 28, 43, 60, 87–88, 130, 132, 201

Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM)

, 171

Exempt Charities

, 5

Expertise

, 23, 102, 108–109, 134–135, 200

Fair access

, 2–3, 20, 26, 47, 67, 188

Fee-distribution

, 29

Foundation degrees

, 45, 154, 195, 198

Funding

, 111–113, 128

method

, 44

Further and Higher Education Act (1992)

, 5–6, 13, 42, 58, 149–150, 188

Further education (FE)

, 2, 24, 148, 169, 192

definitions and purposes

, 148–149

economic vs. educational imperative

, 149–150

generation of creative, successful solutions

, 154–160

HE in

, 154

providers

, 138

T levels

, 152–153

widening participation

, 150–152

Further Education Colleges (FECs)

, 2, 42, 87, 189

Gifted and Talented strand of Aimhigher

, 28

Globalisation

, 4, 64, 85

Government agencies

, 49, 87, 102, 111

Happiness industry

, 94

Higher education (HE) (see also Further education (FE))

, 2, 45, 80, 104, 124, 148, 188

expansion

, 20

in FE

, 154

policy

, 2, 8, 124

progression

, 137

regulation

, 124

regulatory landscape in England

, 168

sector

, 61

systems

, 20, 57

teaching and learning in

, 40

Higher Education Access Tracker service (HEAT service)

, 137

Higher Education Act (HEA)

, 10, 25–27, 46

Higher Education and Research Act (HERA)

, 5, 33, 58, 173–175, 189

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

, 6, 23, 25, 27, 40, 42, 46, 60, 106, 125, 190

Advisory Group

, 43

employees

, 47

Strategic Plan 2000–2005

, 61

work

, 45

Higher education institutions (HEIs)

, 7, 43, 83

Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI)

, 30, 108

Higher Education Policy Statement and Reform

, 192

Higher Education Providers (HEPs)

, 21, 58, 80, 83, 102, 125, 168, 195

hidden agendas of

, 84–85

Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA)

, 127, 137, 175

Human capital

, 2, 4–5, 8, 14–15, 22, 30, 66, 86, 202, 204

Hybrid organisations

, 106

Impetus

, 104–105, 115

Information technology systems (IT systems)

, 180

Institutional agendas, inability to articulate

, 87

Institutional level

, 10, 12, 59, 73, 102, 189–190, 195, 197

Institutional policy agendas

, 86

Institutional responsibility

, 20, 28, 30

International competitiveness

, 71

IntoUniversity

, 27, 31, 115

Key performance measures (KPMs)

, 34, 51, 176

Knowledge exchange (KE)

, 2, 190

Latin America

, 169–170

Leadership

, 115–117

League tables

, 10, 25, 33, 42, 72, 85, 150

Learning and Skills Council (LSC)

, 43, 46

Level playing field

, 173–175

‘Liberal arts’ approach

, 41

Lifelong learning entitlement and potential impact on business of WP

, 195

Lifelong Learning Networks

, 46

Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE)

, 198

Local authorities (LAs)

, 5

Low participation neighbourhoods (LPNs)

, 93

Market

, 40

mechanisms

, 8

parameters

, 59–60

principles

, 104

Market failure

, 33, 199

Marketing

, 84

Marketisation

, 8–9, 64, 80, 126–128, 150

business

, 25–27

distinction and WP evaluation

, 135–136

of education

, 95

Meritocratic/meritocracy

, 6, 14

Meta-evaluation

, 128–129

Metrics in education

, 148

Mixed messages

, 131–132

Monitoring

, 131–132

Morality in competitive market

, 63–65

Multilevel policy process

, 7–11

National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP)

, 21, 87, 104, 130, 200

National collaborative programmes

, 104

National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (NCIHE)

, 23

National Education Opportunities Network (NEON)

, 95, 107

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

, 108

National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

, 139

National Networks for Collaborative Outreach scheme (NNCO scheme)

, 32, 88, 104, 130, 200

National policy agendas

, 85–86

National programmes

, 125

National Strategy for Access and Student Success

, 31–32, 49, 69, 108, 127, 190

Negotiation

, 40

Neoliberal market

, 20

Neoliberalism

, 3, 147

Network for Evaluating and Researching University Participation Interventions (NERUPI)

, 138

Networked governance

, 107

Networks

, 114–115

New College of the Humanities (NCH)

, 13, 173

New Labour government

, 2, 24, 103

New providers

, 13, 134, 48, 63, 168, 172, 184

‘New public management’

, 4, 8, 22, 104–105, 188

Non-prestigious institutions

, 65

Office for Fair Access (OFFA)

, 9, 25, 40, 58, 104, 125, 190

funding and investment in

, 69

guidance

, 61

Office for Students (OfS)

, 9, 30, 33, 40, 58, 129, 168, 191

Open University (OU)

, 62–63

Operational level

, 3

Operationalisation and practice of WP

, 11–15

Paradigm war

, 132

Participation

, 5, 20, 32

Participation of local areas (POLAR)

, 46, 92

Performance-based funding (PBF)

, 4

Performative approach to education

, 128

Philanthropy

, 105

Policy

, 19, 191

Policy churn

, 124, 131, 135, 163

Policy development

, 4, 7, 21, 33, 40, 50, 191–192

Policy enactment

, 3, 7, 82, 102

staircase

, 3, 7, 40, 52, 189

Policy implementation

, 7, 192

Policymaking

, 7

Polytechnics

, 2, 6, 8, 188

Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (PCFC)

, 42

Post-1992 universities

, 7, 10

Post-crash austerity regime

, 126

Post-pandemic practices

, 95–96

Postgraduate research (PGR)

, 199

Postgraduate taught (PGT)

, 199

Practice

must/could/should of

, 94–95

in post-pandemic world

, 95–96

Practitioners

, 11–12, 59, 80, 83, 88, 96

Pragmatic experts

, 108–109

Pragmatic theory-driven approach

, 129–132

Pragmatism

, 91–93

Pre-1992 universities

, 28, 64, 92

Prestige

, 60

Private higher education (PHE) (see also Higher education (HE))

, 2, 13, 168

business of WP for new providers

, 177–178

challenges in delivery

, 179–181

global PHE context

, 169–171

institutional context

, 178–179

level playing field

, 173–175

plans for future development

, 182–183

private providers and WP

, 175–177

UK context

, 171–173

WP work

, 181–182

Private providers

, 175–177

Private-sector

, 4, 168, 175

Privatisation

, 8

Professionalisation of WP

, 90–91

Progression framework

, 130

Pupil premium

, 92

Quasi-markets

, 65

Raising aspirations

, 24, 30

Randomised control trials (RCTs)

, 129, 132–133

Real price differential

, 65–66

Realising Opportunities programme

, 92

Recruitment

, 84

Regulation

, 20, 33–34, 169

Regulatory growth

, 58

Research and development

, 45

Resource Accounting Budget (RAB charge)

, 193

Resource dependency

, 5

Retention

, 30, 44

Retention and success

, 58

Return-on-investment analysis

, 127

Risk agenda

, 69–71

Risk and differentiation

, 67–69

Robbins Report

, 5, 7–8, 41–42

Russell Group of research-intensive universities

, 42

Sector pushback

, 133–134

Sectoral level

, 9

Social agendas

, 86–87

Social inequality

, 171

Social justice

, 190

in competitive market

, 63–65

Social mobility

, 26, 188

individual responsibility for

, 30

and outside organisations

, 31

and risk agenda

, 69–71

Social Mobility Commission (SMC)

, 107

Social return on investment

, 108

Social vitality

, 150

Specialist Evidence Evaluation Research service (SEER service)

, 140

Specialist providers

, 42, 179

Standardised tracking of outcomes with benchmarking and evaluation service (STROBE service)

, 138

Standards of evidence

, 108

Student ambassadors

, 89, 95

Student Experience

, 84

Student number controls (SNCs)

, 29

Sub-degree qualifications

, 24, 198, 202

Sutton Trust

, 31, 104–105, 107

System differentiation

, 58

differentiated market and drive to widen participation

, 60–61

market parameters

, 59–60

morality and social justice in competitive market

, 63–65

risk and differentiation

, 67–69

social mobility and risk agenda

, 69–71

supply and demand work in English HE

, 65–67

T levels

, 152–153

Targeting

, 91–93, 127, 131

Taught degree awarding powers (TDAP)

, 172

Teach First/Teach for All

, 105

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

, 25

Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

, 31, 63

The Bedford College Group (TBCG)

, 148

Theory of change

, 130, 139

Theory-driven evaluation

, 131

Third sector organisations (TSOs)

, 2, 21, 102, 104, 109, 189

Third Sector Widening Participation Organisations (TSWPOs)

, 102, 194

conditions of enactment

, 109

landscape

, 103–105

research outline

, 109–119

roles and functions

, 105–109

Tracking

, 125, 131–132, 141

products

, 137–138

Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO)

, 12, 133, 200

Trial-based designs

, 134

Trials approach

, 132

Tuition fees

, 2, 7, 25–26, 29, 34, 58, 61, 63, 65, 126–127, 136, 172–173, 179

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)

, 175

Uncertainty

, 50, 52, 128

Uni Connect programme

, 21, 34, 87–88, 104, 200

Unique learner number (ULN)

, 137

Universities Funding Council (UFC)

, 42

Universities Grants Committee (UGC)

, 5, 168–169

University and College Union (UCU)

, 149

University Colleges Admission Service (UCAS)

, 64, 137, 193

University of Buckingham

, 168

University title (UT)

, 42, 50, 173–174, 192

Values

, 95, 102, 117–120, 197

Value for money

, 12, 71, 125–129, 131, 136, 141, 197

Variable bursaries

, 61

Variable fees

, 28–30

Widening access

, 22, 32, 43–45, 47, 49–50, 69, 183, 190, 202–203

Widening participation (WP)

, 2, 20, 40, 58, 80, 124, 150–152, 188

access practitioners

, 82

‘access to HE’ to ‘participation and success in HE’

, 30–31

activity within institutions

, 23

aspiration

, 94

as business as usual for institutions

, 6–7

as business as usual for state

, 4–6

challenges of WP evaluation

, 132–135

collaborative work across institutional boundaries

, 87–88

dilemmas of market

, 91

dual economy of WP policy

, 31–33

enactment

, 101

hidden agendas of HEPs

, 84–85

inability to articulate institutional agendas

, 87

individual responsibility for social mobility

, 30

institutional policy agendas

, 86

institutional responsibility

, 28

institutions in shaping practice

, 84

linking policy to practice

, 82–84

marketisation business

, 25–27

must/could/should of practice

, 94–95

as national concern

, 23–25

national policy agendas

, 85–86

operationalising business of

, 11–15

policies to practices

, 80–81

policy context

, 21–22

policy in development of English competitive market

, 3–4

policy regime

, 168

politics of expansion

, 22

practice in post-pandemic world

, 95–96

practitioners

, 88–90

private providers and

, 175–177

professionalisation

, 90–91

regulated

, 33–34

sector

, 27–28

social agendas

, 86–87

social mobility and outside organisations

, 31

state WP intervention in context of developing market

, 7–11

strategies

, 44

targeting and pragmatism

, 91–93

variable fees and choice-driven market

, 28–30

Widening participation strategic assessments (WPSAs)

, 126

Workers Educational Association

, 41

Working-class people

, 41

World War II (WWII)

, 171–172