Choosing Vocational Courses
Why twelve British Pakistani males selected vocational courses at the age of 16
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6439370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohammed Bilal Nazir (0000-0003-2245-4735, Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 445-464 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Vocational Education and Training (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-6820 • E-ISSN: 1747-5090 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13636820.2023.2248626 |
| OpenAlex | W4386010870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
The higher participation of England's ethnic minority students on vocational courses at the age of 16 initiates them onto the 'lower tier' pathway in tertiary education. Lower tier implies participating in certain vocational courses and entering lower status universities. Consequently, ethnic minority students in England have a weaker labour market position upon graduation. Using semi-structured interviews, this article explores the decision-making process of 12 British Pakistani students, as they are initiated on this lower tier pathway. The findings suggest that decision-making is a negotiation of student biography with ethnic capital and 'racial warehousing'. This interplay funnels many ethnic minority students towards the lower tier pathway, where selecting certain vocational courses is deemed as the only pathway feasible for progression.
Business · Ethnic group · Graduation (instrument · Medical education · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Position (finance · Social science · Sociology · Vocational education · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |