In this book Merridy Wilson-Strydom applies the capabilities approach to better understand university access and participation and draws on a rich case study from South Africa to critically and innovatively explore the complex and contradictory terrain of access with success. The book integrates quantitative and qualitative research with theory and practical application to provide a new framework for considering and improving the transition from school to university.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Access and Social Justice

Chapter 3: The Capabilities Approach

Chapter 4: Access and the Capabilities Approach

Chapter 5: School-University Interface: Learner and student voices

Chapter 6: A Capabilities List for the Transition to University

Chapter 7: Diversity, Conversion Factors and Capabilities

Chapter 8: University Access for Success

Merridy Wilson-Strydom is Director in the Directorate for Institutional Research and Academic Planning at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.