Is 'first in family'a good indicator for widening university participation?

A Adamecz-Völgyi, M Henderson, N Shure - Economics of Education …, 2020 - Elsevier
Universities use 'first in family'or 'first generation'as an indicator to increase the diversity of
their student intake, but little is known about whether it is a good indicator of disadvantage …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of first-generation scholars at a highly selective UK university

C Hindle, V Boliver, A Maclarnon… - Learning and …, 2021 - berghahnjournals.com
Targets set by the UK Office for Students require highly academically selective UK
universities to enrol a greater percentage of students identified as least likely to participate in …

Engagement and the first-in-family student: Creating a manifesto for success

S O'Shea - Research Handbook on Student Engagement in …, 2024 - elgaronline.com
Globally, higher education participation has reached unprecedented levels, with all high-
income countries and most middle-income countries approaching or exceeding 50 per cent …

Voices of Black and Asian minority ethnic postgraduate students post the COVID-19 pandemic: Are higher education institutions listening?

EW Corrado, F Tang - Equity in Education & Society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected students studying in higher education (HE)
institutions in the UK and international contexts. Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) …

Disaggregating the BAME degree-awarding gap: understanding and exploring the'Asian'student experience

M Islam - 2021 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
This report showcases one aspect of The University of Winchester's efforts to closing gaps in
access, success and progression for a particular student demographic. Having noted a large …

[HTML][HTML] First-in-Family Student Network

S O'Shea - unistars.org
First-in-family (FiF) students make up a significant proportion of the university population
within Australia. Statistics indicate that over 50% of Australian HE students are the first in …

The Lack of What …?: First-in-Family Learners and Their University Experience

S O'Shea, J May, C Stone, J Delahunty - First-in-Family Students …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter explores how the First-in-Family (FiF) cohort is theorised and defined in various
geographical and cultural contexts. Beginning with a critique around a lack of clarity of this …