Abstract: Despite efforts to increase the number of students from socio-economically marginalised communities in higher education (HE) they remain under-represented, a situation likely to perpetuate economic and social inequality. University is a form of HE that is especially vulnerable to decreased representation of students from marginalised communities. This study draws on the perspectives of multiple stakeholders in HE access to identify contemporary barriers to attending university in the Republic of Ireland …
Sinéad McNally, Paul Downes, Laura O’Halloran, Gráinne Kent and Sandra O’Neill, ‘The whole world was lifted off me’: the importance of relational supports and peer mentoring for under-represented students accessing university in Ireland, Journal of Further and Higher Education, published online 8 Jun 2022.