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Pictures on water: an exploration of the policy cycle of widening participation evaluation in English higher education

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This thesis explores the complex and evolving landscape of widening participation to English higher education with a particular focus on the discursive construction of conceptualisations of widening participation at different levels - ranging from a sector wide focus to practitioners’ own experiences. Widening participation is focused on as an example of the complex and dynamic way in which policies are enacted. In the context of an intensified focus on widening access, evidenced both by the ...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Oxford college:
Kellogg College
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Oxford college:
Green Templeton College
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Supervisor
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Oxford college:
St Cross College
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0002-4316-7228


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Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford


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English
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2026-05-16
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