Questioning the ethics of targeting widening participation students Wendy Fowle, Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation, Widening Access and Success
Doctoral study Exploring the impact of language on widening participation students Institutional approval produced contradictory feedback Should I be explicit when communicating to students the reason for their participation? Yes – researchers should be upfront and open about their research practices No – there is potential to inadvertently affect a student’s engagement with study by explicitly ‘labelling them’ in this way
Roundtable discussions Who are the winners? Are there losers? Why target WP students? Roundtable discussions Who are the winners? Are there losers?
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