Despite a mass expansion of the higher education sector in the UK since the 1960s, young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds remain less likely to enter university than their advantaged counterparts.
Drawing on unique new research gathered from three contrasting secondary schools in England, including interviews with children from three year groups and careers advisors, this book explores the aspirations, opportunities and experiences of young people from different social-class backgrounds against a backdrop of continuing inequalities in education.
By focusing both on the stories of young people and the schools themselves, the book sheds light on the institutional structures and practices that render young people more, or less, able to pursue their aspirations.
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Jessie Abrahams (University of Bristol) Imprint: Policy Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom ISBN:9781447360285 ISBN 10: 1447360281 Series:Key Issues in Social Justice Pages: 184 Publication Date:01 April 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Jessie Abrahams is a Lecturer in Education and Social Justice in the School of Education at University of Bristol.