Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Education and Social Work
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Louise Morley (Principal Investigator) | |
| Fiona Leach (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Louise Morley (author)
(2008)
Gender equity in African higher education
in International studies in education
Morley L
(2012)
Widening Participation in Higher Education
Morley L
(2010)
Gender mainstreaming: myths and measurement in higher education in Ghana and Tanzania
in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
| Description | 1. Sex, Grades and Silence: the Impact of Feminist Research on Higher Education Globally, Symposium 'Interrogating gender in higher education internationally' Gender and Education Conference, University of Gothenburg, April, 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | My talk generated considerable interest and requests for further information about the project. Invitation to join the Network for Intersectional Research into Higher Education (NIRHE), University of Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Imagining the (Quality) University of the Future, Panhellenic Conference on Quality in Education, University of Athens, Greece, May, 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk stimulated considerable discussion. After my talk, postgraduate students asked me for more details about the Equity Scorecard methodology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Imagining the (Quality) University of the Future: Keynote Presentation, Gender Studies Seminar, Karl-Franzens-Universit?t Graz, Austria, January, 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Requests for further information about my research: 3 August 2011 Dear Prof. Morley! My name is Bernadette M?ller and I am a research assistant at the University of Graz. I would be very interested in your paper "Intersecting poverty and participation in higher education in Ghana and Tanzania", but I do not have access to the International Studies in Sociology of Education. Therefore I ask you kindly, if it is possible for you to send me the paper? I would be very grateful. Many thanks a 1. The visit produced a further research collaboration e.g. a joint application between Gratz and Sussex for an ESRC Austria/Uk Bilateral Research project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Imagining the Inclusive University of the Future. Discourses of Inclusion in Higher Education International Conference, Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK, April, 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The conference was attended by large numbers of Widening Participation in HE practitioners. They were extremely interested in the research findings and the methodology e.g. Equity Scorecards. After my talk, delegates from overseas e.g. South Africa, asked to discuss the methodology of Equity Scorecards with me. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Knowing Women: Gender, Power and Research; Keynote Presentation, International Conference on Women as Agents of Change through Higher Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka, March, 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The presentation generated requested for collaboration and written contributions. The content was also disseminated widely e.g.to Equal Opportunities practitioners. Hi Louise I heard you were inspiring at the Sri Lanka conference. I'm getting together with someone who was there and she's going to share her experiences with us, a group of Equity Officers in WA. Just thought I'd share the paper that I've finally submitted to a journal, Critical Studies in Business and Society. Hope it 1. Request for future collaboration: Dear Prof.Morley, Greetings from the Centre for Women's Leadership (CWL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia My name is Madeline Berma, and I am the Director of CWL, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The Vice Chancellor of UKM, Prof. Tan Sri Sharifah Hafsah Syed Hasan Shahabuddin, had given your name to me. She met you at the AUN conference at Sri Lanka last month. I write this email to establish contact with you and to identify areas of collaboratio |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Mapping meritocracy : intersecting gender, poverty and higher educational opportunity structures. Paper presented in CHEER Symposium, SRHE Annual Conference, Liverpool. December, 2008. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The paper generated considerable discussion about the Equity Scorecards methodology and the theoretical framework of sociology of absences. Requests for collaboration: Dear Louise, I attended your paper at the SRHE Conference in Liverpool last year. Should there be any scope for research or collaborative ventures, perhaps we could work together as I believe our institutions would benefit greatly from dialogue and feedback? With regards, Margaret Margaret Kumar (PhD) Higher Degree by Research Language and Learning Adviser Division of Student Life Deakin Waterfront Campus Geelong Victoria 3217 Australia Phone: 03 5 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.srhe.ac.uk/conference2008/index.asp |
| Description | Misogyny Posing as Measurement: Disrupting the Feminisation Crisis Discourse, Invitational Seminar, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, December, 2011. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Equity Scorecards methodology stimulated considerable interest after my presentation. 1. Email from Dr Jenni Neale, Victoria University: Dear Louise, I am so pleased that you enjoyed your time in Wellington and sorry that you're leaving in such awful weather. Some of those at the Universities NZ seminar were wondering whether they might e able to get a copy of your presentation - is that possible please? Just send it o me or Penny to pass on. We really appreciated your generosity with your time and my students commented on what a luxury it was to take time out and engage |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Misogyny Posing as Measurement: Disrupting the Feminisation Crisis Discourse: Keynote Presentation, Centre for Research in Educational Futures and Innovation, Invitational Seminar, Deakin University, Australia, November, 2011. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk was attended by postgraduates and academics from universities across Melbourne. There was considerable discussion. 1. Further collaboration with Dr Kate White, Ballarat University, Australia: Hi Louise it was great to catch up yesterday. Thanks for a thought provoking seminar. The findings of your project on widening participation in HE in Ghana and Tanzania were particularly interesting. Thanks also for your invitation to visit CHEER next year. As discussed, I plan to be in the UK from late June until about early December. Perhaps Barbara and I could present a seminar at the Centre. Best wishes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Misogyny Posing as Measurement: Is the Increase in Women's Participation in Higher Education a Victory for Gender Equality? Keynote Presentation, Community of Higher Education Research Seminar Series, University of Hong Kong, January, 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The talk stimulated a lot of positive responses: 1. Dear Louise Its been great to have you here and thanks for the seminar which was very well received. I will be back in Sussex in June and will be in touch well before to let you know my movements. Have a good flight home. best wishes Bruce Dr Bruce Macfarlane ??? Associate Professor for Higher Education Room 116, Runme Shaw Building Faculty of Education The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong ht The talk led to an application with the University of Hong Kong for a Bilateral research project. The University of Hong Kong has become an international link for CHEER. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Momentum and melancholia : gender equity in higher education. Seminar presented to Joint Caledonian Academy and Division of People Management & Leadership, CBS, learning communities forum, Glasgow. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | There was a lively discussion following my presentation. 1. Further invitations: Dear Louise > > Everyone I have come across who attended your session here at GCU > last week> was singing your praises, so thank you so much for a really > stimulating se> ssion. > > Because it was so successful I would like to invite you to make > another vis> it, this time specifically to our Division of People Management and > Leaders> hip in the business school, to run a session along the lines of > internation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.academy.gcal.ac.uk/professional/iws.html#melan |
| Description | Sex, Grades and Silence: the Impact of Feminist Research on Higher Education Globally: Keynote Presentation, Department of Critical Education Studies, University of Auckland, December, 2011. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | 1. Consolidating link with Dr Barbara Grant, University of Auckland. She visited CHEER the following year. Thanks Louise. I was glad to meet the person after having read the work. I'll be in touch about next year! Barbara Invitation to join HERD Editorial Board |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Sex, Grades and Silence: the Impact of Feminist Research on Higher Education Globally:Keynote Presentation, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 'Ideas and Issues in Higher Education' series, University of Melbourne, Australia, November, 2011. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A coffee discussion was held after the seminar where a range of questions were raised. The talk resulted in an international link between the Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Melbourne and CHEER, University of Sussex. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | The Knowledge Economy: Democratisation, Distributive Justice or Domination? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk was highly appreciated and generated considerable discussion among academics and professional practitioners from around the globe. After my talk, I received considerable interest in the methodology used in the study e.g. Equity Scorecards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |