| Social Inclusion and Higher Education Contributor(s): Basit, Tehmina N. (Editor), Tomlinson, Sally (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447316215 ISBN-13: 9781447316213 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - School Safety |
| Dewey: 378.198 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no signs of slowing down and there is already a large literature on who has access to higher education and to qualifications that offer higher life-time incomes and status. However to date there has been minimal focus on what happens to the students once they are in the institutions and the inequalities that they face. This book aims to fill this gap in the literature. The chapters demonstrate that the students and their families are finding ways of acquiring forms of capital that encourage and sustain their participation in higher education. Contributions from the UK, the USA and Australia reveal that the issues surrounding the inclusion of 'non-traditional' students are broadly similar in different countries. It should be read by all those leading, managing, or teaching in, institutions of higher education and all students or intending students whatever their background. |
Contributor Bio(s): Basit, Tehmina N.: - Tehmina N. Basit is professor of education and director of the Institute for Education Policy Research at Staffordshire University. Tomlinson, Sally: -Sally Tomlinson is emeritus professor at Goldsmiths London University and honorary fellow in the Education Department at the University of Oxford. |
