An Organisational Perspective on Social Exclusion in Higher Education: A Case Study

Autor/in	Mampaey, Jelle
Titel	An Organisational Perspective on Social Exclusion in Higher Education: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Education as Change, 21 (2017) 3, (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1682-3206
Schlagwörter	Social Isolation; Case Studies; Higher Education; Universities; Educational Practices; Neoliberalism; Financial Support; Resource Allocation; Foreign Countries; Low Income; Student Characteristics; Access to Education; Student Financial Aid; College Students; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Isolation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Bildungspraxis; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Finanzielle Förderung; Ressourcenallokation; Ausland; Niedriglohn; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Collegestudent; Belgien
Abstract	We explore organisational mechanisms underlying social exclusion in higher education, the latter defined as the underrepresentation of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We focus on "decoupling," which is a central concept in organisational institutionalism referring to the construction of gaps between public commitment and core organisational practices, a common phenomenon in organisations worldwide. In the context of social inclusion this implies that universities are often publicly committed to social inclusion whereas their actual practices reproduce social exclusion. Drawing on an in-depth case study of a Flemish university, we identify four possible antecedents of decoupling: institutional contradictions resulting from the neo-liberalisation of higher education, uncertainty about effective inclusive practices, resistance of key constituencies and resource stringency resulting from experiences of lacking public funding. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education as Change. The Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa. Tel: +27-11-5591148; e-mail: journal-ed@uj.ac.za; Web site: https://upjournals.co.za/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01