Widening Participation in Psychology: Student Perspectives through Analysis of Interviews on How an Interest in Psychology May Be Met for as Many as Possible

Autor/in	Winter, Liz
Titel	Widening Participation in Psychology: Student Perspectives through Analysis of Interviews on How an Interest in Psychology May Be Met for as Many as Possible
Quelle	In: Psychology Teaching Review, 16 (2010) 1, S.84-97 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-948X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Psychology; Participation; Disadvantaged; Adult Education; Nontraditional Students; Lifelong Learning; Higher Education; Undergraduate Study; Interviews; Student Interests; Student Motivation; Enrollment; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Psychologie; Teilnahme; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Grundstudium; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Studieninteresse; Schulische Motivation; Einschulung
Abstract	Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teaching staff and students associated with a longstanding Certificate of Higher Education in Psychology course. Participants were invited to give their views upon why a declining number of people from "wider participation" or "socially disadvantaged" backgrounds come forward to register and seek a qualification or simply satisfy their thirst for studying psychology at a good level. After transcription and analysis the themes that emerged are considered and their implications for widening participation in the undergraduate study of psychology discussed. The results provide preliminary data for comparison with more mainstream degree level programmes. An attempt to define and distinguish between widening participation and students of a socially disadvantaged background is made through students' interpretation of these concepts. The seeming lack of support for open-access, first level qualifications in psychology that offer part-time study to support educational or personal development alongside employment and other personal commitments are discussed. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10