In a context of considerable changes in the labour market and higher education sector in the
UK, a discourse of employability has become increasingly dominant. Universities are urged …

What are the aims of higher education? What are the strategies necessary for institutional
improvement? How might the student experience be improved? The emergence of the …

In a time of too many graduates for too few jobs, and in a context where applicants have
similar levels of educational capital, what other factors influence graduate career …

Is access to higher education really open to all? How does the experience of higher
education vary between social groups? Are graduate jobs harder to find for some than for …

This article reviews the literature on the experiences of working‐class students at different
stages of the student life cycle. It examines the factors influencing their participation rates in …

Widening participation initiatives tend to focus on raising the aspirations of the working class
rather than changing educational cultures. However, any analysis must take account of the …

Many studies of mature students within further and higher education portray them as a
distinct social category with particular shared characteristics. Such representations are …

Abstract Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is a method of spatial statistical
analysis used to explore geographical differences in the effect of one or more predictor …

How does a social work student make the connection between sociological knowledge and
day-to-day social work? Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers provides an …

Making sense of the many changes that have taken place in learning and teaching in higher
education in recent years, Changing Higher Education also offers insights into how higher …