Overview
- Provides an overview of global developments within the higher education sector
- Explores the changes and transformations that students undergo as a direct result of their movement into the university space
- Includes the family perspective, including parents, partners, siblings and children, to provide a balanced discussion
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Surveying the First-in-Family Student Terrain
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Narrating the First-in-Family Student Experience
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Back Matter
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About this book
Exploring how this university participation is understood at an individual, familial and community level, this book provides valuable insights into how best to support different student requirements. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of education and sociology, as well as policy-makers in education and diversity initiatives.
Reviews
“Drawing together a range of perspectives, this bookopens fresh insights into an important group of university students. It reframes ideas about who participates in higher education, and the identities and expectations they bring to education and social facets of their study. The book explores core facets of university through the lens of large but as-yet under-explored group of students, and furnishes insights for people who work with students, university leaders, and of course students and their families.” (Hamish Coates , Professor of Higher Education, Melbourne CSHE, Australia)
“Challenging the reader to consider all of the dimensions and characteristics of first in family (FiF) university students, this book highlights the complexity and richness of these students’ lives and experiences. Drawing on the literature and surveys and interviews with both FiF students and members of their families, this beautifully crafted and written work breaks new ground in ‘disrupting the deficit’ and providing inspiration for university leaders, scholars and practitioners.” (Marcia Devlin, Professor of Learning Enhancement and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Quality), Federation University Australia)
“Higher education is one of the most efficient mechanisms we have for social mobility. This work serves to remind us, all over again, of HE’s transformative potential and how deeply personal the learning journey is for first-in-family students, their families and communities. Uniquely, it gives voice to previously unexamined segments of this vulnerable population. It thus provides critical new understandings that must be leveraged with immediate intentionality to ensure that inclusion, belonging and success are not left to chance. This is an important contribution and should be read by all in our sector who are committed to the assurance of equity and excellence.” (Sally Kift, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), James Cook University &President, Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Josephine May is Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She has a special interest in educational experiences, history, representations and gender.
Cathy Stone is Conjoint Senior Lecturer with the University of Newcastle, Australia, and a Visiting Research Fellow with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education at Curtin University, Australia. She has had many years’ experience in developing strategies to improve student success and retention in higher education; her research and publications focus particularly on improving outcomes for mature-age and online students.
Janine Delahunty works in academic professional development and various research projects at the University of Wollongong. Her core interest is how the learning-teaching experience can be enhanced in HE, particularly for students from diverse backgrounds. Her other research interests include the experiences of first-in-family students, online learners and Indigenous students.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life
Book Subtitle: Motivations, Transitions and Participation
Authors: Sarah O'Shea, Josephine May, Cathy Stone, Janine Delahunty
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58284-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58284-3Published: 13 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 223
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Sociology of Education, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Career Skills, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging