Finnegan, Fergal and Merrill, Barbara
(2017)
‘We’re as good as anybody else’: a comparative
study of working-class university students’
experiences in England and Ireland.
British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38 (3).
pp. 307-324.
ISSN 0142-5692
Abstract
This article is based on a comparative study of working-class students’
experiences in English and Irish higher education. It highlights the lack
of comparative studies on this topic based on qualitative research and
why filling this gap is important in understanding access and widening
participation. Drawing on biographical interviews with 139 people in a
range of elite and non-elite institutions, the article discusses similarities
as well as some differences between the data from the two countries in
terms of class, identity and how working-class students view and value
higher education. It maps out how the research relates to recent debates
over social class and outlines the theoretical implications of these
findings.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
widening participation; higher education; biographical
research; identity; working-class students |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: |
11136 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2015.1081054 |
| Depositing User: |
Fergal Finnegan
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Oct 2019 13:58 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
British Journal of Sociology of Education |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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