Avoiding the manufacture of "sameness": First-in-family students, cultural capital and the higher education environment

Drawing upon Bourdieu's theories of social and cultural capital, a number of studies of the higher education environment have indicated that students who are first-in-family to come to university may lack the necessary capitals to enact success. To address this issue, university transition stra...

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Published in:	Higher education 2016-07, Vol.72 (1), p.59-78
Main Author:	O'shea, Sarah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Australia Birth order Bourdieu (P) College Students Colleges Colleges & universities Communities Community Relations Comparative Analysis Cultural Capital Cultural context Culture Education Educational Environment Elementary school students Employment Environment Families & family life Family Income Family members First year students Foreign Countries Grouping (Instructional Purposes) Higher Education Interviews Literature reviews Parent Background Qualitative Research Research Design School dropouts Secondary postsecondary transition Social Capital Social Class Social classes Soziale Lage Student Adjustment Student attitudes Student Characteristics Studentenschaft Students Studienverhalten Studies Success Transition programs Universities University students Wealth
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