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McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth eds. (2022). The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited.

McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth (2022). Introduction: The case for a ‘business of widening participation'. In: McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth eds. The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 1–18.

McCaig, Colin and Rainford, Jon (2022). Increasing and Widening Participation in the Market: System Differentiation at the Institutional/Sectoral Level. In: McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth eds. The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 57–78.

Rainford, Jon (2022). Operationalisation of Widening Participation in Practice. In: McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth eds. The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 79–100.

McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth (2022). Conclusion: Evolving Markets; Where Next for the Business of WP? In: McCaig, Colin; Rainford, Jon and Squire, Ruth eds. The Business of Widening Participation: Policy, Practice and Culture. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 187–206.

Rainford, Jon and Baptista, Vanessa (2022). Using Theory-Based Approaches to Embed Evaluation within a Small Specialist Performing Arts Institution. In: Dent, Samuel; Mountford-Zimdars, Anna and Burke, Ciaran eds. Theory of Change (Great Debates in Higher Education). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 81–99.

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Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Exploring the Transitions of Neurodivergent Access Students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1), article no. 5.

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Rainford, Jon (2021). Stripping back the novelty: A critical reflection on the dual use of a comic-based approach to engage participants and publics. Methodological Innovations Online, 14(3) pp. 1–12.

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Rainford, Jon (2021). Are we still “raising aspirations”? The complex relationship between aspiration and widening participation practices in English higher education institutions. Educational Review (Early Access).

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Rainford, Jon (2021). How institutional doxa shapes access to higher education through framings of ‘potential’. Power and Education, 13(3) pp. 171–186.

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Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Bridging the awarding gap in the transitions of neurodivergent students moving from Access to Level 1 study. In: Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) AL Professional Development (Online) Event – 17 May 2023, 17 May 2023, The Open University [Online].

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Exploring the transitions of Neurodivergent Access students to level one study: Narratives of study skills and support. In: PRAXIS Festival of Scholarship, 18 May 2023, The Open University [Online].

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2022). Holding a Prism - Reflecting on the challenges and changing expectations through the experiences of Neurodiverse students transitioning from interdisciplinary Access to specific disciplines. In: Future of Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning @ The OU Conference, 21-22 Jun 2022.

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2022). Exploring the transitions of Neurodivergent Access students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support. The Open University.