Louise Archer: 3 books
Higher Education and Social Class
Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2005
Working class groups have historically been excluded from participation in higher education. Past decades have seen an expansion of the system towards a more inclusive higher education, but participation among people from working class groups has remained persistently low. Is higher education unattractive...
Understanding Minority Ethnic Achievement
Race, Gender, Class and 'Success'
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2006
Providing fresh insights and understandings about educationally ‘successful’ minority ethnic pupils, this book examines the views, identities and educational experiences of those pupils who are undoubtedly ‘achieving’, but who tend to remain ignored within popular concerns about under-achievement.
Combining...
Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations
How students form ideas about ‘becoming a scientist’
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international...