Student Voices on Inequalities in European Higher Education: Challenges for theory, policy and practice in a time of change
About this ebook
Drawing on biographical narrative interviews with ‘non-traditional’ students, the book covers topics including:
• the contemporary nature of inequality and how the various forms of inequality intersect and overlap in higher education and society
• the formation and transformation of learner identities
• the structural barriers faced by non-traditional students
• the sources of student resilience and agency
• a comparison of patterns of inequality, access and retention in various European countries
• the implications of these findings for practice and policies.
Student Voices on Inequalities in Higher Education will appeal to academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working in higher education institutions as well as people working in the field of widening participation, adult education, access and centres for teaching and learning. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in higher education.
About the author
Fergal Finnegan is Lecturer in Adult and Community Education at the Department of Adult and Community Education, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland.
Barbara Merrill is Associate Professor in Lifelong Learning at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick, UK.
Camilla Thunborg is Associate Professor in Education at the Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden.
