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A liberal higher education for all? The massification of higher education and its implications for graduates’ participation in civil society
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Gareth Rees,
Chris Taylor,
Stuart Fox
Higher Education, Volume: 81, Issue: 3, Pages: 521 - 535
Swansea University Author:
Ceryn Evans
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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s10734-020-00554-x
Abstract
In recent years, questions about the purpose of higher education (HE) have come to the fore as HE tuition fees have escalated both in the UK and internationally. The extent to which universities provide students with opportunities for developing skills needed not only for future employment but parti...
| Published in: | Higher Education |
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| ISSN: | 0018-1560 1573-174X |
| Published: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54082 |
| Abstract: |
In recent years, questions about the purpose of higher education (HE) have come to the fore as HE tuition fees have escalated both in the UK and internationally. The extent to which universities provide students with opportunities for developing skills needed not only for future employment but participation in civic life, has become an important contemporary issue. Drawing on interviews with 29 graduates from three distinct types of UK higher education institutions (HEIs) (‘elite,’ ‘old’ and ‘new’), the paper explores the extent to which the pedagogical experiences provided by these different institutions offer students the sorts of experiences and skills needed for later civic participation. Our analyses suggest that the pedagogical arrangements in these institutions are highly differentiated and provide varying opportunities for developing civic skills. Whilst this potentially has significant implications for the cultivation of students’ civic skills and participation in civil society, we argue that civic participation is not so much determined by pedagogic or disciplinary cultures but is located on the intersection of ranging personal and social circumstances and pedagogic experiences. |
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| Keywords: |
Higher education; Graduates; Participation; Social capital; Elite |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Funders: |
ESRC |
| Issue: |
3 |
| Start Page: |
521 |
| End Page: |
535 |