In consultation with members of an expert reference group, the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) conducted an initial mapping of key equity, widening participation and social inclusion categories. It is anticipated that this list will grow over time, with further use of the equity101 site and informed by the broadening agendas in equity, widening participation and social inclusion research. The initial mapping of the field resulted in thirty key terms, which are listed below.

1. access (includes entry and admission)
2. achievement (includes performance and success)
3. aspiration
4. assessment (includes student selection)
5. availability (includes supply and demand)
6. barriers (includes disadvantage)
7. collaboration (includes partnership)
8. curriculum
9. diversity (includes cultural and linguistic diversity)
10. financial support (includes scholarships)
11. gender and sexuality
12. disability (includes learning impairment)
13. Indigenous peoples
14. mature-age students (includes ‘second chance’ students)
15. outcomes (includes completion, attainment)
16. outreach activities
17. participation (includes widening participation)
18. pathways
19. pedagogy (includes teaching practices)
20. policy
21. program (includes program design and program evaluation)
22. race and ethnicity
23. rural (includes provincial, remote and isolated)
24. retention (includes attrition)
25. socioeconomic status (includes social class)
26. student engagement
27. student fees (includes government and institutional charges)
28. student support/services
29. tracking (includes streaming)
30. transition (includes first year experience)

The NCSEHE welcomes open discussion of these terms, as part of the ongoing mapping of international equity, widening participation and social inclusion agendas. We welcome your comments on the NCSEHE blog.