Working-Class People in UK Higher Education
Precarities, Perspectives and Progress
- 305 pages
- English
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Working-Class People in UK Higher Education
Precarities, Perspectives and Progress
About this book
In recent years, UK higher education (HE) has sought to pursue more inclusive practices. However, we are yet to fully understand the experiences of a breadth of working-class people in HE. This edited collection uniquely brings together working-class reflections in the different roles and professions that exist in UK universities.
Focusing on understudied groups including working-class academics, students, professional services, administrative staff, ancillary workers and parents, the chapters explore definitions of class, reflections of classism, class-based experiences, inequalities, and theory in conjunction with roles and professional experiences. Guided by a collaborative and community oriented editorial process which embodies the ethos of working-class communities, the collection focuses on five main section areas: academics, students and student journeys, pedagogy, teaching & learning, non-academic staff in HE, and a final section dedicated to practical steps for the future.
A first of its kind, observing the experiences of working-class people across the breadth of UK higher education, this is a breath of fresh air on this subject. It is compelling reading for sociological researchers of class and society, academics across disciplines who have shared lived experiences, those in higher education management and those who work with social class and social mobility in industry.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Working-Class People in UK Higher Education
- Emerald Studies in the Sociology of Education
- Working-Class People in UK Higher Education: Precarities, Perspectives and Progress
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Academic Terminology
- Introduction to the Section One: Under-represented Academics in UK Higher Education
- Introduction to the Section Two: Working-Class Students and Their Journeys to, and Through, Higher Education
- Introduction to the Section Three: Working-Class Pedagogy, Methods, Teaching and Learning
- Introduction to the Section Four: Non-Academic Working-Class Staff in UK HE
- Introduction to the Section Five: The Future of Working-Class People in UK HE