Times they are a changing: evaluating interventions in a new era

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Astley, Jo and Church, Emma 2021. Times they are a changing: evaluating interventions in a new era. in: Delivering the Public Good of Higher Education: Widening Participation, Place and Lifelong Learning Peterborough FACE. pp. 69-90
AuthorsAstley, Jo and Church, Emma
Abstract

This chapter will outline the University of Derby’s response to that APP requirement of evidence-based practice to address the inequitable HE outcomes of under-represented groups.
It will firstly share the University’s current evaluation practices concerning access, in which the East Midlands Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Partnership (EMWPREP) plays such a key role. It will then move on to demonstrate how the University has utilised Theory of Change
to embed evidence-based practice across the whole student lifecycle, and discuss the methods and methodologies that will be adopted within a new framework to evaluate interventions, and identify new areas for research.
The chapter concludes by reflecting on key areas of focus required by the University through the 2019-2020 academic year, in order for the institution to be well equipped to meet its APP reporting requirements when the first monitoring return is due in spring 2022. It will also reflect
on the challenges that the institution faces (as well as the sector as a whole), in order to fulfil OfS expectations.

Keywordsevaluation; Office for Students; Access and Participation Plans
Page range69-90
Year2021
Book titleDelivering the Public Good of Higher Education: Widening Participation, Place and Lifelong Learning
PublisherFACE
Place of publicationPeterborough
Web address (URL)https://drive.google.com/file/d/17HtVbZSH1TWEvW5YDrayixNliJ5bVs0k/view
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Publication dates24 Mar 2021
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Deposited07 May 2021, 15:48
Accepted04 Jan 2020
ContributorsUniversity of Derby and East Midlands Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Partnership
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