Browsing School of Education (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Keane, Elaine"

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Dependence-Deconstruction: Widening Participation and Traditional-Entry Students Transitioning from School to Higher Education in Ireland

Keane, Elaine (2011)

Equality 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 ...
Distancing to self-protect: The perpetuation of inequality in higher education through socio-relational dis/engagement

Keane, Elaine (2011)

This paper explores the social class-differentiated behaviours of access and traditional-entry students, based on a three-year constructivist grounded theory study with 45 undergraduates at an Irish university. The participant ...
'Frictional' relationships tension in the camp: focusing on the relational in under-represented students' experiences in higher education

Keane, Elaine (2009)

Drawing upon data collected as part of a research project exploring diversity in Irish higher education, this article focuses on the relational realm of under-represented students¿ experiences. It commences with a brief ...