Overview
- Explores the position of sole parents within the context of higher education as presented in discourse and policies
- Discusses equity and the transformative potential of higher education
- Refers to personal stories and case studies to emphasise the range of experiences
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“This book provides an urgently needed theorization of widening participation through a focus on the experiences of sole parents within Australian higher education. Dr Hook puts concepts of recognition and accountability to work to examine questions of temporality, gendered parental constructions and academic performativity. Through this intricate analysis, she points to the need for more nuanced, reflexive policies and strategies for widening equitable participation. I strongly endorse this important book.” (Professor Penny Jane Burke, Global Innovation Chair of Equity and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia)
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Book Title: Sole Parent Students and Higher Education
Book Subtitle: Gender, Policy and Widening Participation
Authors: Genine A. Hook
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59887-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59886-8Published: 10 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95594-7Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59887-5Published: 25 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 192
Topics: Higher Education, Education Policy, Sociology of Education, Gender and Education, Sociology of Education