The economic decline of the Great Recession has increased the need for a university
degree, which can enhance individuals' prospects of obtaining employment in a competitive …

ABSTRACT 'Inclusive pedagogies' have been recommended as an approach for addressing
increased student diversity in the university classroom. However, to date, no research has …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

Drawing on recent research on the psychology of social class, I argue that the material
conditions in which people grow up and live have a lasting impact on their personal and …

Visual research methods are quickly becoming key topics of interest and are now widely
recognised as having the potential to evoke emphatic understanding of the ways in which …

This book explores higher education, social class and social mobility from the point of view
of those most intimately involved: the undergraduate students. It is based on a project which …

Strategies employed by middle-class families to ensure successful educational outcomes for
their children have long been the focus of theoretical and empirical analysis in the United …

The marketisation of higher education is a growing worldwide trend. Increasingly, market
steering is replacing or supplementing government steering. Tuition fees are being …

Low participation rates in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) post-16 are a matter of international concern. Existing evidence suggests children's …

This paper analyses the role of rankings as an instrument of new managerialism. It shows
how rankings are reconstituting the purpose of universities, the role of academics and the …