Higher Education Equity
IPSE has a strong reputation for its theoretical and empirical work on Higher Education. We take a critical perspective on the role of HE in promoting or inhibiting social justice. Our research and analysis of HE covers issues of participation and equality, relationships with society, community and families, HE pedagogy and curriculum, student support and the impact of HE on future lives.
Our areas of interest and expertise include:
- Academic cultures and the HE curriculum
- HE policy
- Gender, social class and ‘race’ in HE
- Access, participation and retention
- Student and lecturer identities
- Graduate ‘employability’
- Universities and communities
Research Projects
Key publications include:
Archer, Hutchings and Ross with Leathwood, Phillips and Gilchrist (2003) Higher Education and Social Class: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion, Routledge
Quinn (2003) Powerful Subjects: are women really taking over the university?Trentham Books
Thomas and Quinn (2006) First Generation Entrants into HE: An International Study, Open University Press
Leathwood, C & Read, B. (2008) Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education: A Feminised Future? , Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/ Open University Press
IPSE Staff who work in this field include: Hutchings, Leathwood, Minty, Quinn and Ross.
