Using the Lens of ‘Possible Selves’ to Explore Access to Higher Education: A New Conceptual Model for Practice, Policy, and Research

The concept of ‘aspiration-raising’ has been ubiquitous in the discussion of differential rates of participation in higher education in England for many years. Potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds are constructed as setting their sights too low and therefore not cons...

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Main Author: Neil Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/10/209