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dc.contributor.authorKeane, Elaine
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-28T17:48:11Z
dc.date.available2012-09-28T17:48:11Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationKeane, E. (2011) 'Dependence-Deconstruction: Widening Participation and Traditional-Entry Students Transitioning from School to Higher Education in Ireland'. Teaching in Higher Education, 16 (6):707-718.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/2976
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractEquality and quality in higher education (HE) are frequently juxtaposed in the literature. This paper presents evidence to contest deficit assumptions about widening participation, particularly the belief that entering HE with 'non-traditional' entry qualifications lowers standards. Drawing on a three-year constructivist grounded theory study with 45 school-leaver-aged access (SLA) and traditional-entry (TE) students at an Irish university, this paper explores how both groups managed the (academic) transition to HE. Despite lacking academic self-confidence, the SLAs reported being far more prepared for HE than did the TEs. Further, both groups reported similar academic experiences and achieved similar degree results. Indeed, in their transition from the 'spoon-feeding' school environment to the HE independent learning approach, the TEs struggled more than did the SLAs initially, requiring significantly more 'deconstruction' from their dependent approach. For both groups, however, their perception of what would be rewarded in assessment was the key factor influencing their approach.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNUI Galway Millennium Fund; Dr Mary L. Thornton Scholarship in Education.en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTeaching in Higher Educationen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectWidening participationen_US
dc.subjectStudent experienceen_US
dc.subjectFalling standardsen_US
dc.subjectSocial classen_US
dc.titleDependence-Deconstruction: Widening Participation and Traditional-Entry Students Transitioning from School to Higher Education in Irelanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-07T11:22:26Z
dc.local.publishedsourcehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2011.570437en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewedpeer-reviewed
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dc.local.contactElaine Keane, School Of Education, Room 6, 14 University Road, Nui Galway. 3032 Email: elaine.keane@nuigalway.ie
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