WORKING-CLASS ACADEMICS BLOG

Introduction.

The student population has become increasingly diverse following higher education policies developed by the New Labour government since its election in 1997. Welsh HEIs in particular consistently outperform UK averages in attracting a wide social mix of students in university education A degree has become common currency for entry into a rising number of high-level occupations. Despite this the academic and grey literature focuses on accessing to higher education and less on subsequent post graduation experiences.  Research so far has shown that graduate opportunities are heavily influenced by demographic characteristics, the institution attended and subject studied – leaving this new diverse cohort of students negatively positioned. But is this the case in north Wales?

My ongoing research investigates the trajectories of graduates from one of four degree awarding institutions in north Wales.

Here is my poster presented at a conference in 2011

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/92276540/Widening-participation-into-graduate-employment