RT Article
T1 Inclusive Higher Education Access for Underrepresented Groups: It Matters, But How Can Universities Measure It?
JF Social Inclusion
VO 9
IS 3
SP 44
OP 57
A1 Veidemane, Anete
A1 Kaiser, Frans
A1 Craciun, Daniela
LA English
PB Cogitatio Press
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178910064X
AB Measuring access to higher education for underrepresented groups is a relevant yet challenging task. The article shows that while social inclusion is recognised as a priority, policymakers, academics, and institutional leaders struggle to define, operationalise, and measure it. This makes answering the question of what constitutes a socially inclusive higher education institution quite difficult. While the answer to this question may be context‐specific, there is a clear need for a set of commonly defined indicators that allow higher education institutions to measure their progress throughout time and in relation to others. The article synthesises insights from policy, practise, and scientific research to identify which indicators are the most promising for assessing the access of under‐representative students to higher education. By discussing indicator relevance, validity and feasibility, the article contributes to the quest for internationally comparable social inclusion indicators of underrepresented student groups.
K1 Access
K1 Higher Education
K1 Indicators
K1 rankings
K1 Social Inclusion
K1 underrepresented students
K1 University
DO 10.17645/si.v9i3.4163