{"product_id":"9780367895006","title":"Community Matters : The Complex Links Between Community and Young People's Aspirations for Higher Education by Leanne Fray","description":"Working towards equity of access to higher education remains a fundamental issue of social justice. Despite substantial efforts to redress historical exclusions via a wealth of government and institutional policies, longstanding enrolment patterns persist and new forms of inequality have emerged in a deeply stratified system.   Community Matters: The Complex Links Between Community and Young People's Aspirations for Higher Education offers a new lens on equity of access. The policy focus, nationally and globally, on widening participation for under-represented target groups too readily treats such groups as if they have a singular voice, a singular history, and a singular set of concerns. Drawing on the perspectives of Australian school students, their parents\/carers, teachers, and a vast array of residents from seven diverse communities, this book uses the lens of `community' to reframe inequitable access. It does so by recognising the complex social and cultural forces at play locally that shape how young people form and articulate their post-school futures.   In light of unprecedented challenges facing the higher education sector, this book interrogates dominant understandings of `widening participation' and `aspiration,' and offers timely insights about the broader economic, social, and cultural backdrop of aspiration formation. It is a valuable resource for academics and students interested in the sociology of higher education and for practitioners working at the forefront of equity policy and practice.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288170541429,"sku":"9780367895006","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780367895006.jpg?v=1762717768","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780367895006","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}