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> > Social Diversity and Difference: their impact on Participation, Learning
> > and Teaching in Higher Education
> > www.wlv.ac.uk/social_diversity
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> > The Centre for Learning and Teaching of the University of Wolverhampton
> in
> > collaboration with the universities of Birmingham and Keele invite you
> to
> > a series of 6 seminars exploring social diversity and difference, and
> > their impact on participation, learning and teaching in HE.
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> > The six events take place between February 2005 and April 2006 at
> > Wolverhampton and Keele Universities, and will focus on how different
> sets
> > of values and assumptions can influence approaches to teaching and
> > learning in pre- and post-1992 universities.
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> > Key aims of the seminar series are:
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> > 1. To gather, share and deepen understanding of the qualitative
> > different ways that students from diverse backgrounds experience HE and
> > participate and learn within these institutions.
> > 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of a range of learning and teaching
> > strategies on the learning and participation of students from diverse
> > socio-cultural / socio-economic backgrounds.
> > 3. To identify and evaluate subject specific, cultural and
> > institutional factors that may influence the participation and learning
> of
> > students from diverse backgrounds.
> >
> > Seminars are organised around the stages of the Student Life Cycle, i.e.
> > Aspiration Raising, Pre Entry, First Semester, Moving Through and
> > Employment.
> >
> > The series will seek to understand how different sets of values and
> > assumptions can influence approaches to teaching and learning. It will
> > explore the paradoxes in national policy and institutional practice on
> > widening participation and the conditions under which culturally and
> > socially diverse students can participate, learn, develop capability and
> > gain meaningful employment. Throughout the series emphasis will be
> placed
> > on comparing and synthesising knowledge, experience and understanding on
> > key issues within the widening participation agenda from both pre and
> > post- 1992 universities.
> >
> > Key speakers include Diane Reay, Miriam David, Keith Trigwell, Monica
> > McLean, Marion Bowl, and Andrew Hannan.
> >
> > To find out more about the series and to book a free place visit the
> > seminar series website www.wlv.ac.uk/social_diversity or contact Liz
> > Goodman, ( [log in to unmask])
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