Students-as-insurers: Rethinking 'risk' for disadvantaged young people considering higher education in England.

Autor/in	Harrison, Neil
Titel	Students-as-insurers: Rethinking 'risk' for disadvantaged young people considering higher education in England. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Studenten als Versicherer: Neubetrachtung des 'Risikos' eines Studiums für benachteiligte junge Menschen in England.
Quelle	In: Journal of youth studies, 22 (2019) 6, S. 752-771 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261; 1469-9680
DOI	10.1080/13676261.2018.1535174
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Bildungsbeteiligung; Bildungsexpansion; Risikobereitschaft; Bildung; England; Finanzierung; Großbritannien; Studium; Bildungsexpansion; Risikobereitschaft; Bildungsbeteiligung; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsertrag; Finanzierung; Studium; Risikoabschätzung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; England; Großbritannien
Abstract	"The conventional view since the early 2000s has been that participation in higher education (HE) is a risky pathway for disadvantaged young people in England; the social risk of entering an alien environment combines with the financial risk of rising costs and questionable long-term returns. This riskiness has been constructed as a major barrier to participation. However, national administrative data cast doubt on whether this analysis still holds true. Despite significant rises in tuition fees, the proportion of disadvantaged young people entering HE has continued to rise, with advantaged groups seemingly being more price-sensitive. Data from recent qualitative studies has also suggested that young people are now less attuned to risks. This paper considers whether circumstances in wider society have shifted perceptions of risk. The volatility resulting from the global financial crisis appears to have repositioned HE as a less risky option than early entry to the labour market, especially with more jobs becoming 'graduate', while the social risk has declined as HE has diversified. The paper draws on theoretical perspectives from Beck, Boudon, Simon and Kahneman to argue that many disadvantaged young people now view HE as a form of 'insurance' against an uncertain future." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1