The Working Classes and Higher Education - Inequality of Access, Opportunity and Outcome (Hardcover)

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "college-for-all" discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes. Though the working classes look very different from the working classes of previous generations, the weight of a universal working-class identity/background amounts to much of the same economic vulnerability and negative cultural stereotypes, all of which continue to present obstacles for new generations of working-class youth, many of whom pursue higher education as a necessity rather than a "choice." Using a sociological lens, contributors examine the complicated relationship between the working classes and higher education through students' distinct experiences, challenges, and triumphs during three moments on a transitional continuum: the transition from secondary to higher education; experiences within higher education; and the transition from higher education to the workforce. In doing so, this volume challenges the popular notion of higher education as a means to equality of opportunity and social mobility for working-class students.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Higher Education
Release date:	December 2015
Editors:	Amy E. Stich • Carrie Freie
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-90499-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-138-90499-6
Barcode:	9781138904996

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