Social Inclusion and Higher Education - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847427979 ISBN 13: 9781847427977

Publisher: Policy Press, 2012

Synopsis

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. 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 all those leading, managing, or teaching in, institutions of higher education and all students or intending students whatever their background.

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About the Author

Tehmina N Basit is Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Education Policy Research at Staffordshire University. Her research interests include social justice, social inclusion, ethnicity, gender, and teacher education and professional development. Sally Tomlinson is Emeritus Professor of Education at Goldsmiths College, London University and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford. She is a Visiting Professor at the University of Wolverhampton, England, a 'new' university dedicated to social inclusion. Her research is in the area of racial and social equity, and educational policy and politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847427979
• ISBN 13: 9781847427977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Tehmina N. Basit, Sally Tomlinson