Discourses of Betterment and Opportunity: Exploring the Privileging of University Attendance for First-in-Family Learners

Autor/inn/en	O'Shea, Sarah; Stone, Cathy; Delahunty, Janine; May, Josephine
Titel	Discourses of Betterment and Opportunity: Exploring the Privileging of University Attendance for First-in-Family Learners
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 43 (2018) 6, S.1020-1033 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (O'Shea, Sarah) ORCID (Delahunty, Janine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2016.1212325
Schlagwörter	College Attendance; First Generation College Students; Academic Achievement; Access to Education; Disadvantaged; Achievement Gap; Educational Benefits; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Financial Needs; Futures (of Society); Educational Opportunities; Cultural Capital; Poverty; Foreign Countries; Social Mobility; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Schulleistung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsertrag; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Future; Society; Zukunft; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Armut; Ausland; Soziale Mobilität; Australien
Abstract	Much of the literature on university access and participation positions people from disadvantaged backgrounds as those who have not 'traditionally' attended university. Certain student cohorts are presented as lacking the skills or requisite knowledges to achieve academic success, requiring additional assistance from institutions to address these gaps. Rather than approach such students from a position of 'lack,' this article problematises the concept of privilege, particularly as this relates to the perceived benefits of university attendance. Drawing on rich qualitative interviews with first-in-family students, this article discusses the nature of these learners' expectations of university, particularly those related to the promise of a more secure financial future. In unpacking these constructs and interrogating the ways in which higher education sectors are located within discourses of betterment and opportunity, deep insight is offered into the embodied and experiential nature of university for these students and their families. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01