Higher education and social class : issues of exclusion and inclusion
Working class groups have historically been excluded from participation in higher education. Past decades have seen an expansion of the system towards a more inclusive higher education, but participation among people from working class groups has remained persistently low. Is higher education unattractive for these groups or are the institutions acting to exclude them?This thought-provoking and revealing book examines the many factors and reasons why working class groups are under-represented in higher education. In particular, the book addresses issues around differential access to inform
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations, tables
9780203986943, 9780415276436, 9780415276443, 9786610113934, 9781134474929, 9781134474875, 9781134474912, 9781280113932, 0203986946, 0415276438, 0415276446, 6610113939, 113447492X, 1134474873, 1134474911, 1280113936
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1. Social Class and Higher Education 2. Higher Education and Social Access: to the Robbins Report 3. Access to Higher Education: Inclusion for the Masses? 4. Participation and Potential Participation in UK Higher Education 5. The 'Value' of Higher Education 6. Information, Advice and Cultural Discourses of Higher Education 7. Entry Routes to Higher Education: Pathways, Qualifications and Social Class 8. Financial Barriers to Participation 9. Identities, Inequalities and Higher Education 10. Widening Participation in HE: Implications for Policy and Practice
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