Race, Capital, and Equity in Higher Education
Challenging Differential Academic Attainment in UK Universities
Contributor(s)
Hensby, Alexander (editor)
Adewumi, Barbara (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
This open access book examines the structural and cultural factors that explain the persistence of an attainment gap between white and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students in UK universities. So-called ‘deficit’ approaches have long represented the orthodoxy in higher education strategy-making, yet they overlook the structural and institutional factors that reproduce attainment gaps. Whereas students already in possession of the right ‘academic capital’ are made to feel validated and empowered in their learning, BAME students – particularly those from working class backgrounds – may feel marginalised by dominant hierarchical cultures on campus. This book provides an important and unique contribution to the study of racial equity in higher education. Its chapters provide a breadth and depth of analyses which help explain the roots of the attainment gap, while offering reflections and commentaries on the necessary steps that universities must take in order to ensure equityfor students from all backgrounds.
Keywords
race; ethnicity; widening participation; inequality; social justice; equity in education; higher education; ethnicity in educationDOI
10.1007/978-3-031-51617-7ISBN
9783031516177, 9783031516160, 9783031516177Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Cham, 2024Grantor
Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanSeries
Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education,Classification
Education
Sociology
Higher education, tertiary education
Social and ethical issues