attitudes and mindsets heis opportunity to combat social exclusion michael cooper
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Attitudes and Mindsets HEIs Opportunity to Combat Social Exclusion Michael Cooper European Access Network. Two views regarding widening access to HE. Two views regarding widening access to HE - Access has a positive effect on quality. Two views regarding widening access to HE - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Attitudes and MindsetsAttitudes and Mindsets
HEIs Opportunity to Combat Social HEIs Opportunity to Combat Social ExclusionExclusion
Michael CooperMichael CooperEuropean Access NetworkEuropean Access Network
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Two views regarding widening access Two views regarding widening access to HEto HE
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Two views regarding widening access Two views regarding widening access to HEto HE
- Access has a positive effect on - Access has a positive effect on qualityquality
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Two views regarding widening access Two views regarding widening access to HEto HE
- Access has a positive effect on - Access has a positive effect on qualityquality
- Access has a negative effect on - Access has a negative effect on qualityquality
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What do we mean by access?What do we mean by access?
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What do we mean by access?What do we mean by access?
- Providing an opportunity for all groups to complete appropriate and relevant higher education
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Why access?Why access?
Three argumentsThree arguments - Intellectual – diversity of ideas- Intellectual – diversity of ideas - Moral - the idea of an egalitarian - Moral - the idea of an egalitarian
societysociety - Pragmatic – good for business- Pragmatic – good for business
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What do we mean by quality?What do we mean by quality?
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What do we mean by quality?What do we mean by quality?- Quality is always relative to something.Students, staff, curricula, institutions arealways measured against a norm.
Thus quality involves standards, eitherperceived or imagined. Sometimes it issimply in the eye of the beholder.
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Why do some claim that access and Why do some claim that access and qualityquality
are incompatible? are incompatible?
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Why do some claim that access and Why do some claim that access and qualityquality
are incompatible?are incompatible?
- Access means alterative admission - Access means alterative admission requirements, lower standards, more requirements, lower standards, more academic support, longer study periodsacademic support, longer study periods
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Result:Result:
- Perception of an erosion of quality- Perception of an erosion of quality - Reputation suffers- Reputation suffers - Ranking level drops- Ranking level drops - Institution attracts fewer students- Institution attracts fewer students - Institution loses income- Institution loses income
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Is this true?Is this true?
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Is this true?Is this true?
- Quality becomes ranking- Quality becomes ranking - Reputation becomes a stand-in for - Reputation becomes a stand-in for
excellenceexcellence - The ranking system becomes the - The ranking system becomes the
standardstandard
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Two false assumptions:Two false assumptions:
- There is no distinction between entry - There is no distinction between entry quality and exit qualityquality and exit quality
- One ranking system fits all.- One ranking system fits all.
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What then is needed to change this?What then is needed to change this?
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What then is needed to change this?What then is needed to change this? - Primarily a shift in the attitudes and- Primarily a shift in the attitudes andmindsets of academics, politicians, themindsets of academics, politicians, thecommunity and the marketcommunity and the market
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What then is needed to change this?What then is needed to change this? - Primarily a shift in the attitudes and- Primarily a shift in the attitudes andmindsets of academics, politicians, themindsets of academics, politicians, thecommunity and the marketcommunity and the market- Resources- Resources
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HEIs need to:HEIs need to: - Develop and maintain a proactive - Develop and maintain a proactive
approach to the communityapproach to the community
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HEIs need to:HEIs need to: - Develop and maintain a proactive - Develop and maintain a proactive
approach to the communityapproach to the community - Change the culture of the campus and - Change the culture of the campus and
institutioninstitution
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HEIs need to:HEIs need to: - Develop and maintain a proactive - Develop and maintain a proactive
approach to the communityapproach to the community - Change the culture of the campus and - Change the culture of the campus and
institutioninstitution - Provide academic and social services - Provide academic and social services
adapted to the needs of the studentsadapted to the needs of the students
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HEIs need to:HEIs need to: - Develop and maintain a proactive approach - Develop and maintain a proactive approach
to the communityto the community - Change the culture of the campus and - Change the culture of the campus and
institutioninstitution - Provide academic and social services - Provide academic and social services
adapted to the needs of the studentsadapted to the needs of the students - Provide students with the guidance needed - Provide students with the guidance needed
to access the labour marketto access the labour market
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In other words, we need to change theIn other words, we need to change themission of the institution to incorporate amission of the institution to incorporate asocial dimension in everything it does insocial dimension in everything it does inrecruitment, teaching, student support, recruitment, teaching, student support, research, cooperation with the community, research, cooperation with the community, career guidance etc.career guidance etc.
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For further informationFor further information
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Thank youThank you