Experiences of First-Generation Scholars at a Highly Selective UK University

Autor/inn/en	Hindle, Caitlin; Boliver, Vikki; Maclarnon, Ann; McEwan, Cheryl; Simpson, Bob; Brown, Hannah
Titel	Experiences of First-Generation Scholars at a Highly Selective UK University
Quelle	In: Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 14 (2021) 2, S.1-31 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1755-2273
Schlagwörter	Educational Experience; First Generation College Students; Student Attitudes; Selective Admission; Institutional Characteristics; College Admission; College Applicants; School Culture; Advantaged; College Preparation; Cultural Capital; Social Capital; Social Differences; Student School Relationship; Financial Problems; Academic Achievement; Self Actualization; Foreign Countries; Inclusion; Reputation; Social Class; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungserfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsselektion; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Sozialkapital; Sozialer Unterschied; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Schulleistung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Ausland; Inklusion; Social classes; Soziale Klasse
Abstract	Targets set by the UK Office for Students require highly academically selective UK universities to enrol a greater percentage of students identified as least likely to participate in higher education. Such students are typically at a disadvantage in terms of levels of academic preparedness and economic, cultural and social capital. Drawing on eighteen interviews with first-generation students at Durham University, we identify five sites of pressure: developing a sense of belonging within the terms of an elite university culture, engagement in student social activities, financial worries, concerns about academic progress, and self-transformation. Based on these insights, we argue that support for first-generation scholars will require that universities recognise and redress elitist cultures that discourage applications from prospective first-generation scholars and prevent those who do enrol from having the best educational and all-round experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01