Combating Social Exclusion in University Adult Education

Published in 1999, this work suggests that widening participation is not just about changing learner expectations; it is also about changing institutional expectations and practices. "Higher" learning, for example, should include a broader, more inclusive range of knowledge and ways of knowing than at present and criteria for learning achievement should include assessment of "citizenship" as well as linear outcomes. <p>1. Setting the Scene: The Wider Political Context 2. Who has Authority to Know? 3. That’s not a University Subject 4. ‘We Don’t Really Belong’ 5. Setting the Local Scene – the Learner Contexts 6. Excluded Versions of Truth 7. The Creation of Social Exclusion 8. Combating Social Exclusion: Being Inclusive About Difference 9. Changing Identities 10. Combating Social Exclusion Re-Assessed 11. Conclusions and Recommendations.</p>