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Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility: The Degree Generation
Ann-Marie Bathmaker
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This book explores higher education, social class and social mobility from the point of view of those most intimately involved: the undergraduate students. It is based on a project which followed a cohort of young undergraduate students at Bristol's two universities in the UK through from their first year of study for the following three years, when most of them were about to enter the labour market or further study. The students were paired by university, by subject of study and by class background, so that the fortunes of middle-class and working-class students could be compared. Narrative data gathered over ... Read more
This book explores higher education, social class and social mobility from the point of view of those most intimately involved: the undergraduate students. It is based on a project which followed a cohort of young undergraduate students at Bristol's two universities in the UK through from their first year of study for the following three years, when most of them were about to enter the labour market or further study. The students were paired by university, by subject of study and by class background, so that the fortunes of middle-class and working-class students could be compared. Narrative data gathered over ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349710102
SKU
V9781349710102
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99-15
About Ann-Marie Bathmaker
Ann-Marie Bathmaker is Professor of Vocational and Higher Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. Nicola Ingram is Lecturer in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University, UK. Jessie Abrahams is a PhD student in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, UK. Tony Hoare was Director of Research in Widening Participation, University of Bristol, UK, from 2006 till ... Read more
Reviews for Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility: The Degree Generation
“Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility. The Degree Generation presents a fascinating account of an original and ambitious research project. While drawing on relevant theory, it is written in an accessible manner and engages closely with the policy context. As such, it deserves to be read widely – not only by those conducting research in this area but also ... Read more