This report presents a synthesis of literature – published since 2008 – that demonstrates significant impact in each of the key student outcomes of access retention attainment and progression. This builds on a number of key Higher Education Academy (HEA) publications or projects from the past five years that have addressed issues associated with these four outcomes (Jones 2008; Stevenson 2012; Thomas 2012; Evans 2015; Woodfield 2014; Woodfield and O’ Mahony 2016; Hanesworth 2016).
The Literature Review was also supported by a webinar led by Oliver Webb where he discusses the key themes that emerged from the literature review you can access the webinar here.