The Brunel Urban Scholars programme was set up against plethora of research suggesting that Widen... more The Brunel Urban Scholars programme was set up against plethora of research suggesting that Widening Participation initiatives had done little to improve the uptake of university education by those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The Brunel Urban Scholars programme is a 4 year intervention programme aimed at supporting higher ability students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, aged 12-16. The programme collects a wide variety of both quantitative and qualitative data, and using a Design Research Methodology, the programme is rigorously monitored. The paper discusses the emerging findings after 2 years. It suggests the biggest change is to scholars' confidence; a number of components of the programme are cited which may have encouraged this. Changes in aspirations seemed slower to achieve. This supports findings from pilot programmes; justifying and calling for longer intervention programmes.
The Brunel Urban Scholars programme was set up against plethora of research suggesting that Widen... more The Brunel Urban Scholars programme was set up against plethora of research suggesting that Widening Participation initiatives had done little to improve the uptake of university education by those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The Brunel Urban Scholars programme is a 4 year intervention programme aimed at supporting higher ability students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, aged 12-16. The programme collects a wide variety of both quantitative and qualitative data, and using a Design Research Methodology, the programme is rigorously monitored. The paper discusses the emerging findings after 2 years. It suggests the biggest change is to scholars' confidence; a number of components of the programme are cited which may have encouraged this. Changes in aspirations seemed slower to achieve. This supports findings from pilot programmes; justifying and calling for longer intervention programmes.
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