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Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes? (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N. (in press). Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes?. In V. Boliver, & N. Siddiqui (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education: Access, Diversity and Inclusion. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430-3

Financial incentives have been widely implemented for the improvement of participation and subsequent educational outcomes of disadvantaged and underrepresented students in education. This chapter presents an evaluation of a well-designed and careful... Read More about Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes?.

An evaluation of Code Club (2024)
Report
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., See, B. H., & Gazmuri, C. (2024). An evaluation of Code Club. Durham University Evidence Centre for Education

Code Club is a volunteer-led initiative run by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF). The club activities are usually after-school programmes which offer opportunities for young people aged 9 to 13 to learn and develop skills for coding. The Raspberry Pi... Read More about An evaluation of Code Club.

#Studytalk in marketised higher education: Student influencers as emerging support providers (2024)
Journal Article
Raaper, R., Hardey, M., & Aad, S. (online). #Studytalk in marketised higher education: Student influencers as emerging support providers. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2385614

Within the marketised higher education context, where traditional support systems are strained, student influencers on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have emerged as unexpected providers of academic and emotional support for their peer... Read More about #Studytalk in marketised higher education: Student influencers as emerging support providers.

Access to Higher Education (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (in press). Access to Higher Education. In N. Siddiqui, & V. Boliver (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430-15

The book chapters delve into the sociology of higher education, shedding light on international challenges and barriers to higher education access. ­Despite the substantial growth in the higher education sector, access opportunities remain limited, a... Read More about Access to Higher Education.

Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (in press). Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education. In N. Siddiqui, & V. Boliver (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430

This book was originally conceived through conversations between academic researchers from across the career span who come together regularly to share knowledge, ideas, and research in progress as members of the Higher Education and Social Inequality... Read More about Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education.

An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis (2024)
Report
Alghrani, A., Ali, N., Allen, K., Bennett, H., Benger, L., Betts, J., Bradley, S., Bond, C., van den Bree, M., Brooks, R., Chawner, S., Colbert, E., Copley, C., Daniel, J., Davies, C., Eddy, L., Elshehaly, M., Groen, M., Hartley, C., Henderson, L., …Waterman, A. (2024). An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis. Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives

Epistemic injustice and neo-racism: How Zhihu users portray ‘Chinese doctoral supervisors’ working in Western academia (2024)
Journal Article
Xu, C. L. (online). Epistemic injustice and neo-racism: How Zhihu users portray ‘Chinese doctoral supervisors’ working in Western academia. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01272-4

The image of Chinese doctoral supervisors working in Western academia is riddled with stereotypes in urban myths but little research to date has been conducted on these portrayals of Chinese supervisors. Drawing on postcolonial theories, including no... Read More about Epistemic injustice and neo-racism: How Zhihu users portray ‘Chinese doctoral supervisors’ working in Western academia.

International higher education scholarships: a pathway for Palestinians’ academic recovery (2024)
Journal Article
Almassri, A. N. (online). International higher education scholarships: a pathway for Palestinians’ academic recovery. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01271-5

Scholarships offer one significant pathway for higher education recovery and development in Global South contexts. Although some research exists to illustrate this significance, the case of Palestine remains virtually unresearched. This article is a... Read More about International higher education scholarships: a pathway for Palestinians’ academic recovery.