University as Vocational Education: Working-Class Students' Expectations for University

Autor/in	Lehmann, Wolfgang
Titel	University as Vocational Education: Working-Class Students' Expectations for University
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 30 (2009) 2, S.137-149 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
Schlagwörter	Working Class; Academic Achievement; First Generation College Students; Foreign Countries; Student Educational Objectives; Expectation; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Longitudinal Studies; Transitional Programs; Developmental Studies Programs; Educational Sociology; Education Work Relationship; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeiterklasse; Schulleistung; Ausland; Expectancy; Erwartung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie; Kanada
Abstract	Labor market conditions, a pervasive public discourse about the benefits of higher education, and parental hopes push many young working-class people into university. The institutional culture and demands of university, however, often remain elusive and fraught with uncertainty. In this paper, I draw on qualitative interviews with first-generation, working-class students at a Canadian university to analyze the ways in which these students discuss their reasons to attend and their expectations for university, and the implications of their attitudes for their future success at university. Analysis of the interview data shows how the relatively high and risky investment of working-class youth in education leads to strong utilitarian and vocational orientations toward university. Although a narrow focus on the career potential of university is generally perceived as problematic, I argue that it may also help working-class students in their transition to university. Nonetheless, a critical educational process is necessary that not only helps working-class students achieve their educational and occupational goals, but also understand their unique status in a social institution that they entered as outsiders. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10