Institutional Transformation to Engage a Diverse Student Body (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research) (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 6)

This book is premised on the need for institutional transformation in higher education (HE), changing institutional structures, processes and governance, and developing an inclusive culture and altering processes of knowledge creation (research) and knowledge transfer (learning and teaching). Key features include: developing the concept of institutional transformation and student engagement to widen participation in HE and improve student retention and success; providing an analysis of how well institutions in England are doing in terms of taking a whole institution approach to widening participation, student diversity and success; exploring the meaning of institutional transformation in relation to outreach, admissions, induction and transition, learning and teaching, personal tutoring and support, research and progression beyond HE; identifying approaches to managing institutional transformation; involving students in the process of transformation; and, illustrating and developing these themes through a serious of mini international case studies. This book helps readers engage with a number of core HE issues that have dominated UK and International policy over recent years. INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY......Page 4 COPYRIGHT PAGE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 12 LIST OF INSTITUTIONAL CASE STUDIES......Page 16 CHAPTER 1 INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY......Page 18 INTRODUCTION......Page 19 AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY......Page 20 INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES TO DIVERSITY......Page 25 ABOUT THIS BOOK......Page 28 NOTES......Page 32 CHAPTER 1.1 INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY......Page 34 INTRODUCTION......Page 35 STRATEGY, GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE......Page 36 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS......Page 42 REFLECTION......Page 43 CHAPTER 1.2 ’RESISTANCE FROM THE PERIPHERY?’ A CASE STUDY OF ATTEMPTS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO ADULT LEARNERS AT A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY......Page 46 HIGHER EDUCATION AND WIDENING ACCESS TO A MORE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY......Page 47 WIDENING ACCESS TO ADULT LEARNERS......Page 49 ADULT EDUCATION TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN......Page 50 CHANGING INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE AND PRACTICES......Page 51 RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING......Page 53 TRANSFORMING CURRICULUM......Page 54 CONCLUSION......Page 56 CHAPTER 2 ENGAGING STUDENTS TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND SUCCESS......Page 58 INTRODUCTION......Page 59 CONCERN ABOUT RETENTION AND STUDENT SUCCESS......Page 60 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, RETENTION AND SUCCESS......Page 61 WHAT WORKS? STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS PROGRAMME......Page 62 ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT......Page 63 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT......Page 64 ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE INSTITUTION......Page 65 ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE......Page 66 A PARTNERSHIP: DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ AND STAFF CAPACITY TO ENGAGE......Page 67 MANAGING ENGAGEMENT: INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY......Page 69 IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONS......Page 70 CHAPTER 2.1 FROM CLASSROOM RESISTANCE TO SCHOOL REFORM......Page 74 THE SCHOOL AND CONTEXT......Page 75 THE SAR PROJECT......Page 76 THE STUDENTS......Page 77 ENGAGING THE STUDENTS......Page 78 INFLUENCE ON THE SCHOOL......Page 80 NOTE......Page 82 CHAPTER 2.2 PROJECT 2013: A MODEL FOR INCREASING FIRST-YEAR AT-RISK STUDENT RETENTION RATES......Page 84 INTRODUCTION......Page 85 THE TARGET GROUP......Page 86 SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS......Page 87 OUTCOMES......Page 88 RETENTION RATES FOR CLA PROJECT 2013, ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010......Page 89 SUCCESSES & LIMITATIONS......Page 90 TOP TIPS FOR PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF FIRST-YEAR ’AT-RISK’ STUDENT RETENTION STRATEGIES......Page 91 CHAPTER 3 INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION TO MAINSTREAM DIVERSITY......Page 94 INTRODUCTION......Page 95 WHAT DOES A TRANSFORMED INSTITUTION LOOK LIKE?......Page 96 AN ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS OF ENGLISH HEIS TOWARDS MAINSTREAMING DIVERSITY......Page 102 NOTE......Page 113 CHAPTER 3.1 MAINSTREAMING WIDENING PARTICIPATION: INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS......Page 114 INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT......Page 115 MAINSTREAMING WIDENING PARTICIPATION......Page 116 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS......Page 120 CONCLUSIONS......Page 121 CHAPTER 3.2 ACHIEVING A ’FAIR GO’ AT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY......Page 124 AN OVERVIEW OF BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA......Page 125 LA TROBE UNIVERSITY......Page 126 DESIGN FOR LEARNING: CURRICULUM REVIEW AND RENEWAL......Page 129 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 135 CHAPTER 4 MAINSTREAMING WIDENING ACCESS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION......Page 136 INTRODUCTION......Page 137 THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE AND PRE-ENTRY ENGAGEMENT......Page 138 WORKING WITHIN A SHARED FRAMEWORK......Page 140 OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION......Page 142 CONCLUSION......Page 145 CHAPTER 4.1 THE ACCESS TRADITION: WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE......Page 146 WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION......Page 147 WIDENING PARTICIPATION PRACTICE......Page 149 REFLECTION – THE PROSPECTS FOR WIDENING PARTICIPATION......Page 151 NOTES......Page 152 CHAPTER 4.2 ACCESS, ASPIRATION AND ATTAINMENT: FOUNDATION STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA......Page 154 INTRODUCTION......Page 155 FOUNDATION STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA......Page 156 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS......Page 159 REFLECTION......Page 162 CHAPTER 4.3 TRANSFERRING FROM SENIOR TO HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE NETHERLANDS......Page 164 INTRODUCTION......Page 165 RESULTS......Page 167 EXPLANATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL TRANSFERS......Page 168 WHAT INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?......Page 169 SOLUTIONS FOR THE SHORT-TERM FUTURE......Page 170 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 171 CHAPTER 5 WORKING TOGETHER ON WIDENING ACCESS, ADMISSIONS AND TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION......Page 172 INTRODUCTION......Page 173 THE APPLICANT EXPERIENCE......Page 174 FINDING THE BEST MATCH......Page 175 AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY......Page 179 STUDENT TRANSITION AND RETENTION......Page 183 CONCLUSION......Page 184 NOTE......Page 185 CHAPTER 5.1 GETTING THE HIGHER EDUCATION X-FACTOR......Page 186 OUR APPROACH TO WIDENING PARTICIPATION......Page 187 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS......Page 192 REFLECTION......Page 193 THE FUTURE OF WP......Page 194 CHAPTER 5.2 BALANCING MISSION AND MARKET IN CHICAGO: AN ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE......Page 196 THE EMERGENCE OF STRATEGIC ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT......Page 197 SEM AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY......Page 198 BALANCING MISSION AND MARKET......Page 199 SEM ACCESS STRATEGIES AT DEPAUL......Page 201 CHAPTER 5.3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO WIDEN PARTICIPATION AT THE UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES: THE CHALLENGE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE......Page 204 INTRODUCTION......Page 205 INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT......Page 206 PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS FOR APEL DEVELOPMENT......Page 209 APEL CANDIDATES......Page 211 IS THE APEL PROCESS EFFICIENT? THE NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED POINT OF VIEW......Page 213 CONCLUSIONS......Page 215 CHAPTER 6 TRANSFORMING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS......Page 216 INTRODUCTION......Page 217 PERSPECTIVES ON THE MEANING OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR......Page 218 APPROACHES TO TRANSFORMING THE FIRST YEAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE......Page 220 A WHOLE-OF-INSTITUTION APPROACH TO ENGAGEMENT......Page 227 APPENDIX. A QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR FIRST YEAR CURRICULA: THREE QUALITY PRACTICE DIMENSIONS......Page 228 CHAPTER 6.1 TRANSFORMING THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE THROUGH LEARNING COMMUNITIES......Page 230 INTRODUCTION......Page 231 LEARNING COMMUNITIES AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS (IUPUI)......Page 233 REFLECTION......Page 236 CHAPTER 6.2 INCLUSION AND THE STUDENT VOICE: LESSONS FROM THE TRINITY INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM STRATEGY......Page 242 BACKGROUND POLICY AND PLANNING AT NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL......Page 243 TIC STRATEGY: OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES......Page 245 CHAPTER 6.3 MAINSTREAMING BLENDED LEARNING TO ENHANCE THE ACCESS, LEARNING AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS FROM EQUITY GROUPS......Page 252 INTRODUCTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB......Page 253 MAINSTREAMING STUDENT-CENTRED BLENDED LEARNING IN THE FOI......Page 254 CONCLUSIONS: ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES......Page 259 CHAPTER 6.4 DEFINING IDENTITY, ENGAGING TEACHERS AND ENGAGING STUDENTS: ’EDUCATION STRENGTHS’ IN A FOREIGN BRANCH CAMPUS......Page 262 INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT......Page 263 RATIONALE OF THE PROGRAMME TO ESTABLISH THE CAMPUS EDUCATION STRENGTHS......Page 264 PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION......Page 266 CONCLUSION AND COMMENTS......Page 268 CHAPTER 7 ENGAGING STUDENTS TO ENHANCE PROGRESSION BEYOND THE FIRST DEGREE......Page 270 INTRODUCTION......Page 271 PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND EQUITY GROUPS......Page 272 INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVING GRADUATE PROGRESSION......Page 277 CONCLUSIONS......Page 285 CHAPTER 7.1 TRANSFORMING LEARNING: ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY......Page 288 INTRODUCTION......Page 289 THE CONTEXT......Page 290 DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL......Page 291 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS......Page 292 REFLECTION......Page 293 CHAPTER 8 ENABLING INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY: NECESSARY CONDITIONS AND FACILITATING FACTORS......Page 296 INTRODUCTION......Page 297 COMMITMENT TO A TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH......Page 298 SHARED UNDERSTANDING AND MEANING......Page 299 INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP, POLICIES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION FOR CHANGE......Page 300 ENGAGING STAFF AND CREATING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE......Page 302 TAKING AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED APPROACH......Page 304 LINKING CHANGE TO OTHER INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENTS......Page 306 CONCLUSIONS......Page 307 CHAPTER 8.1 ESTABLISHING A ’GOLDEN THREAD’: THE PATH TO ENSURING INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION......Page 310 NOTES......Page 316 CHAPTER 8.2 REVERSING FRAMES: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT OSLO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE......Page 318 INTRODUCTION......Page 319 REVERSING THE FRAMES......Page 320 CLOSING COMMENTS......Page 326 CHAPTER 8.3 DEVELOPING AN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE WHERE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COLLABORATION RUNS ALONGSIDE WIDENING PARTICIPATION......Page 328 INTRODUCTION......Page 329 INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH, ORGANISATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE......Page 330 WORKING IN COLLABORATION......Page 331 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT......Page 332 CONCLUSION......Page 333 CHAPTER 8.4 WIDENING PARTICIPATION BRISTOL-FASHION: EMBEDDING POLICY AND PRACTICE AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF BRISTOL AND THE WEST OF ENGLAND......Page 336 INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS......Page 337 ACTIONS......Page 338 EFFECTIVENESS......Page 340 REFLECTIONS......Page 341 REFERENCES......Page 344 BIOGRAPHIES......Page 364 It Is Now Widely Accepted That Institutional Change Is Necessary To Engage A Diverse Student Body, Both To Encourage Them To Enter Higher Education (he), And To Enable Them To Be Successful In He. This Book Is Premised On The Need For Institutional Transformation: Changing Institutional Structures, Processes And Governance; Developing An Inclusive Culture And Altering Processes Of Knowledge Creation (research) And Knowledge Transfer (learning And Teaching). Key Features Of The Book Include: Developing The Concept Of Institutional Transformation And Student Engagement To Widen Participation In He And Improve Student Retention And Success; Providing An Analysis Of How Well Institutions In England Are Doing In Terms Of Taking A Whole Institution Approach To Widening Participation, Student Diversity And Success. Exploring The Meaning Of Institutional Transformation In Relation To: Outreach, Admissions, Induction And Transition, Learning And Teaching, Personal Tutoring And Support, Research And Progression Beyond He Identifying Approaches To Managing Institutional Transformation Involving Students In The Process Of Transformation Illustrating And Developing These Themes Through A Serious Of Mini International Case Studies. The Book Aims To Help Readers Engage With A Number Of The Core Higher Education Issues That Have Dominated Uk And International Policy Over Recent Years. Ch. 1. Institutional Transformation To Engage A Diverse Student Body / Liz Thomas -- Ch. 1.1. Institutional Transformation To Engage A Diverse Student Body At The Open University / Margaret Hart, Tony O'shea-poon -- Ch. 1.2. 'resistance From The Periphery?' : A Case Study Of Attempts To Widen Access To Adult Learners At A South African University / Salma Ismail, Linda Cooper -- Ch. 2. Engaging Students To Improve Retention And Success / Liz Thomas -- Ch. 2.1. From Classroom Resistance To School Reform / Derek Bland -- Ch. 2.2. Project 2013 : A Model For Increasing First-year At-risk Student Retention Rates / Rashidah N. Andrews, Jayne K. Drake -- Ch. 3. Institutional Transformation To Mainstream Diversity / Liz Thomas -- Ch. 3.1. Mainstreaming Widening Participation : Institutional Transformation From Small Beginnings / Amanda Ingleby -- Ch. 3.2. Achieving A 'fair Go' At La Trobe University / Kerry Ferguson -- Ch. 4. Mainstreaming Widening Access To Engage Students In Higher Education / Sue Hatt, James Tate -- Ch. 4.1. The Access Tradition : Widening Participation And The University Of Bedfordshire / Steve Kendall -- Ch. 4.2. Access, Aspiration And Attainment : Foundation Studies At The University Of South Australia / Christopher M. Klinger, Neil L. Murray -- Ch. 4.3. Transferring From Senior To Higher Vocational Education In The Netherlands / Sabine Severiens, Rick Wolff, Wâtte Zijlstra -- Ch. 5. Working Together On Widening Access, Admissions And Transition Into Higher Education / Janet Graham, Dan Shaffer -- Ch. 5.1. Getting The Higher Education X-factor / Michelle Gammo-felton -- Ch. 5.2. Balancing Mission And Market In Chicago : An Enrolment Management Perspective / Brian Spittle -- Ch. 5.3. Acknowledgment Of Prior Experiential Learning To Widen Participation At The Université Libre De Bruxelles : The Challenge Of The Institutional Message / Renaud Maes, Cécile Sztalberg, Michel Sylin -- Ch. 6. Transforming The Learning Experience To Engage Students / Kerri-lee D. Krause -- Ch. 6.1. Transforming The First Year Experience Through Learning Communities / Scott E. Evenbeck, Frank E. Ross -- Ch. 6.2. Inclusion And The Student Voice : Lessons From The Trinity Inclusive Curriculum Strategy / Michelle Garvey -- Ch. 6.3. Mainstreaming Blended Learning To Enhance The Access, Learning And Retention Of Students From Equity Groups / Violeta Vidaek-hain, Blaenka Divjak, Renata Horvatek -- Ch. 6.4. Defining Identity, Engaging Teachers And Engaging Students : 'education Strengths' In A Foreign Branch Campus / Glenda Crosling -- Ch. 7. Engaging Students To Enhance Progression Beyond The First Degree / Liz Thomas -- Ch. 7.1. Transforming Learning : Engaging Students With The Business Community / Sandra Hill -- Ch. 8. Enabling Institutional Transformation To Engage A Diverse Student Body : Necessary Conditions And Facilitating Factors / Liz Thomas -- Ch. 8.1. Establishing A 'golden Thread' : The Path To Ensuring Institutional Transformation / Jacqueline Stevenson -- Ch. 8.2. Reversing Frames : Institutional Development At Oslo University College / Marit Greek -- Ch. 8.3. Developing An Organisational Culture Where Social Justice And Collaboration Runs Alongside Widening Participation / Vicky Duckworth -- Ch. 8.4. Widening Participation Bristol-fashion : Embedding Policy And Practice At The Universities Of Bristol And The West Of England / Tony Hoare, Betsy Bowerman, Chris Croudace, Richard Waller. Edited By Liz Thomas, Malcolm Tight. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 327-346). It is now widely accepted that institutional change is necessary to engage a diverse student body, both to encourage them to enter higher education (HE), and to enable them to be successful in HE. This book is premised on the need for institutional transformation: changing institutional structures, processes and governance; developing an inclusive culture and altering processes of knowledge creation (research) and knowledge transfer (learning and teaching). Key features of the book include: developing the concept of institutional transformation and student engagement to widen participation in HE and improve student retention and success; providing an analysis of how well institutions in England are doing in terms of taking a whole institution approach to widening participation, student diversity and success; exploring the meaning of institutional transformation in relation to: outreach, admissions, induction and transition, learning and teaching, personal tutoring and support, research and progression beyond HE; identifying approaches to managing institutional transformation; involving students in the process of transformation; illustrating and developing these themes through a series of mini international case studies. The book aims to help readers engage with a number of the core higher education issues that have dominated UK and International policy over recent years