Screen LibraryFirst-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life : Motivations, Transitions and Participation /
This book examines the university experiences of first-in-family university students, and how these students decisions to return to education impact upon their family members and significant others. While it is well known that parental educational background has a substantial impact on the education...
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Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58284-3 |
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This book examines the university experiences of first-in-family university students, and how these students decisions to return to education impact upon their family members and significant others. While it is well known that parental educational background has a substantial impact on the educational levels of family and dependents, it is unclear how attending university as a first-in-family student translates into the family and community of the learner. With the continuing requirements for higher education institutions to increase the participation of students from a range of diverse back |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XXI, 223 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781137582843 |
| Index Number: | LC189 |
| CLC: | G40-052 |
| Contents: | PART I -- Chapter 1. Setting the Scene -- Chapter 2. The Lack of What ?: First-in-Family Learners and their University Experience -- Chapter 3. Disrupting the Deficit: Beyond Notions of Lack for First-in-Family Students -- Chapter 4. What Am I Waiting For? -- PART II -- Chapter 5. Trailblazing: Motivations and relationship impacts for first-in-family enabling students -- Chapter 6. The Online Student Experience: New Challenges for Engagement and Support -- Chapter 7. So How was Big School Today? Family Perceptions of HE Participation -- Chapter 8. Parents Managing University and Family Life |