Recognising Students who Care for Children while Studying

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Featuring a Prologue by Professor Penny Jane Burke, and Epilogue by Dr Ciaran BurkeThe often-changing definitions of widening participation groups in UK higher education has the potential to lead to inequitable experiences for students who do not fit into traditional typologies. This book considers the experiences of students who care for children while studying (CCS), a group often discussed only broadly in existing research, to shine a light on the unique barriers and experiences they face. Problematising ‘who’ is recognised in widening participation and equalities policy, Samuel Dent presents an Institutional Ethnographic study, involving 16 CCS students at a research-intensive UK University and collected over two academic years, to gain further insight into their institutional experiences. Unearthing the complex reality that CCS students’ experiences vary in proportion to a diverse range of individual circumstances, Dent identifies a consistent theme in which these students experience a pattern of institutionally ‘othering’, ‘individualisation’, and ‘passing’ behaviours. Dent ultimately concludes by tackling the important question of how these patterns of experiential imbalance might be challenged.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-16
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:416 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:9781839826733

Utforska kategorier

Högskola och universitet inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Dr Samuel Dent PFHEA is Interim Academic Development Manager at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Samuel has an esteemed reputation for weaving together research and practice on HE inequalities and has received numerous awards and shaped practice in HE within the UK and Ireland, including being cited in the Office for Students regulatory framework.

Recensioner i media

This is a fascinating book that sets out to explore the puzzle of why students caring for children continue to face difficulties within higher education, despite the increasing commitment of institutions to equality and diversity. Drawing on ethnographic data, it presents a nuanced and theoretically-informed account of the experiences of students with caring responsibilities, and an important critique of widening participation and equality policies. It will be of interest to all those working in the higher education sector who are committed to furthering social justice.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Exploring the HE policy contextChapter 3. The experience of students who care for children: a literature reviewChapter 4. Researching students who care for children while studying: a methodologyChapter 5. The work of being a student who cares for childrenChapter 6. CCS students' institutional experiences: activated textsChapter 7. Understanding CSS students within the wider institutionChapter 8. Conclusion; findings, recognition and remedies