'University Opened up so Many Doors for Me': The Personal and Professional Development of Graduates from Non-Traditional Backgrounds

Autor/inn/en	Christie, Hazel; Cree, Viviene E.; Mullins, Eve; Tett, Lyn
Titel	'University Opened up so Many Doors for Me': The Personal and Professional Development of Graduates from Non-Traditional Backgrounds
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 43 (2018) 11, S.1938-1948 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2017.1294577
Schlagwörter	Nontraditional Students; College Graduates; Individual Development; Professional Development; Education Work Relationship; Educational Benefits; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Individuelle Entwicklung; Bildungsertrag; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Großbritannien
Abstract	There is a substantial body of quantitative evidence about the benefits of higher education. However there is little qualitative evidence about the extent to which these benefits accrue to graduates from non-traditional backgrounds. This paper contributes to this gap in knowledge by exploring the experiences of a group of 15 graduates 10 years after they had started at university. The cohort was unusual because they had all completed a college-level qualification before going on to study at an elite university. We draw attention to the impact of higher education on their positions in the labour market, as well as to their development of learning identities that supported them to make changes in their personal and professional lives. Although higher education brought real benefits to the cohort, including better employment prospects and the development of confidence in themselves, we show that they were clustered in various caring and public sector professions at the lower end of the graduate labour market. (As Provided).
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