Widening Participation in Higher Education through Undergraduate Research Anoshamisa Gonye & Dan Nadasan Undergraduate Research Assistants, widening research and participation (wrap) project
Undergraduate research is an effective institutional tool for integrating underrepresented students into a community of practice within higher education, for the enhancement of their student experiences and improvement of academic outcomes.
How available and accessible are UR opportunities at How well does your institution? your UR REFLECTION scheme operate? Could your UR scheme be improved so that it is as impactful as it can be?
UNDERGRADUATE WIDENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH SCHEME UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS HIGHER EDUCATION
B A R R I E R S The experiences and outcomes of underrepresented students in higher education are less transformative than those of students from mainstream groups.
O P P O R T U N I T I E S Barriers and disparities can be addressed by taking an approach to widening participation that targets every stage of the whole student lifecycle Recruitment Induction Graduation and and and exit entrance retention
Inquiry- based learning Learners Transferable AND skills researchers Students as Partners
Engagement in ‘mature practice’ Integration Socialisation Communities of practice
‘becoming a scientist’ phenomenon ‘building Independence knowledge on and autonomy their own’ Self- authorship
Identity Relevance Confidence Undergraduate research is an effective institutional tool for widening participation in higher education Critical Persistence Success thinking
How available and Is there a limit accessible are UR to the extent to opportunities at which UR can your institution? effectively widen participation? REFLECTION How can UR thrive in different contexts? How well does your UR scheme Could your UR scheme be operate? improved so that it is as impactful as it can be?
F I N D O U T M O R E A B O U T T H E W R A P P R O J E C T PAPER • Literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data WEBSITE & BLOG • https://wrapprojectwarwick.blog TWITTER • @wrap_warwick
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