Overview
Follows undergraduate students throughout their university life and beyond
Compares and contrasts the fortunes of working-class and middle-class students
Analyses the potential of higher education as a vehicle for social mobility
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Reviews
“This book is a welcome and very timely contribution to our understanding of the complex relationship between social mobility and higher education in England. … The Bourdieusian conceptual schema is a key theoretical underpinning of the book, with the research drawing extensively upon the concepts of habitus, capital and field.” (Andrew Morrison, International Studies in Sociology of Education, Vol. 26 (03), October, 2017)
“Bathmaker et al. present a fascinating piece of scholarship. … this is an elegant read and a book that is thought provoking in all the right ways.” (Garth Stahl, International Studies in Sociology of Education, Vol. 26 (03), October, 2017)
“This book is essential reading for all those concerned about inequalities in higher education. Richly theorised and beautifully written, the book captures and sustains the reader's interest through a rich tapestry of qualitative research that weaves together the lived experiences of young people in higher education with an authoritative macro account of wider issues of identity, social justice, and class. It combines a reflexive ethnography of the way class works in universities, and beyond, with the powerful and provocative message that a university degree is no longer enough to redress social class inequalities.” (Professor Diane Reay, University of Cambridge, UK)
“This book provides an important focus on issues central to widening participation, setting out new insights that will interest both academics and practitioners. As a policy area widening participation continues to bring to light divergent views and with this book the Paired Peers researchers add a strong and authoritative voice to the debate.” (Professor Les Ebdon, Director, UK Office for Fair Access)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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 2015.
Richard Waller is Associate Professor of the Sociology of Education at the University of the West of England, UK.
Harriet Bradley is Professor of Women’s Employment at the University of the West of England, UK and Professor Emerita at Bristol University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility
Book Subtitle: The Degree Generation
Authors: Ann-Marie Bathmaker, Nicola Ingram, Jessie Abrahams, Anthony Hoare, Richard Waller, Harriet Bradley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53481-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53480-4Published: 11 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71010-2Published: 11 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53481-1Published: 30 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 188
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Higher Education