The paradox of skills : : widening participation, academic literacy & students' skills centres / / Linda Anne Barkas.

• Superior document: Studies in inclusive education ; v. 11
• Author: Barkas, Linda Anne.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed. 2011.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in inclusive education series ; v. 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The objectives underpinning the policies to expand and widen participation have impacted on university provision to help students improve their general literacy and academic writing skills. This book examines how and why Students’ Skills Centres, (SSCs), gained such a hold in the sector, despite the contentious nature of the research evidence that challenges the notion of the applicability of generic writing skills. It is argued in the book, that on a small scale, SSCs illustrate the paradoxes and ironies that have developed in higher education. ‘.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Dimensions through Time of the Framework of Widening Participation -- Dear Alien - Do you Speak English as One of your Languages Please? -- To Teach or not to Teach? Can you Spot the Difference? -- A Review of the Research Methodology and the Study of the SSC -- Is there a Life form We Recognise in SSCs? -- Conclusion -- The Following Model was Selected -- Appendix 2 -- References.