Not going to university
Examining the role of ‘learning identities’ in young people’s decisions to embark on alternative post-18 pathways
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12601423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ceryn Evans (0000-0002-0019-1017, Swansea University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1164-1178 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2020.1813875 |
| OpenAlex | W3082757422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
In the UK, transition to university has become regarded as the ‘normative’ next step for young people following completion of their post-16 education. This paper examines the views of 23 young people who, despite being suitably qualified to progress to university, were anticipating alternative pathways and options. The paper illuminates the centrality of young people’s ‘learning identities’ in their decisions and the role of wider social contexts in structuring their opportunities to embark on higher education. Their ‘learning identities’ informed their views on the value of higher education and other options in securing future employment. The implications of these findings are highly significant in the context of congested and competitive UK labour markets in which obtaining a degree has become, in very many contexts, the bare minimum for securing employment
Centrality · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Normative · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Structuring · Value (mathematics · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education and Employability · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Widening Participation in Higher Education
Null
Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility
Expansion, differentiation, and the persistence of social class inequalities in British higher education
The Opportunity Trap
Generalizability in qualitative research
Non-traditional Learners Within Traditional Higher Education Institutions
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Space, Work and the 'New Urban Economies
Seize That Chance!’ Leaving Home and Transitions to Higher Education
Ethnic Choosing
History, place and the learning society
Perceptions, prejudices and possibilities
The prevalence of ‘life planning’
The degree is not enough’
Classification' and 'Judgement
Challenging discourses of aspiration
Class, Codes and Control, Vol. 2
Using the Lens of 'Possible Selves' to Explore Access to Higher Education
Careership
A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC's Great British Class Survey Experiment
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |