Learning to Walk the Wire: Preparing Students for Precarious Life

Autor/in	Taylor, Alison
Titel	Learning to Walk the Wire: Preparing Students for Precarious Life
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 43 (2022) 5, S.786-803 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2022.2060798
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Coping; Job Security; Equal Education; At Risk Students; Geographic Location; Social Bias; Gender Bias; Racism; Student Employment; Mental Health; Caring; Student Responsibility; Adjustment (to Environment); Income; Student Characteristics; Barriers; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bewältigung; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Geschlechterstereotyp; Rassismus; Studentenarbeit; Psychohygiene; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Einkommen; Kanada
Abstract	University students today are preparing for a more precarious future than previous generations, and the global pandemic has exacerbated their sense of insecurity and vulnerability. Drawing on data from a longitudinal study of undergraduate students at a large Canadian university, this paper examines the narratives of working students, before and since the pandemic lockdowns began in early 2020. Narratives focus on students' attempts to handle the diverse rhythms of multiple activities, and how they respond to precariousness in work, family, and academic studies. Findings illustrate intractable tensions within higher education between logics of competition and care, and between access and selectivity. Further, universities, as well as employers, can be seen to contribute to the precarity of students, and to a 'crisis of care' in society more generally. Our analysis suggests the need for a more expansive and generous vision for higher education, which recognizes and supports students in their diversity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01