Class, race, disability and mental health in higher education : questioning the access, success and progression of disadvantaged students / Mike Seal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seal, Mike, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in higher education.

Racism in higher education.

Educational equalization.

College students--Mental health.

College students.

Education, Higher--Psychological aspects.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"All universities have to produce plans to eliminate the gaps in access, success and participation of disadvantaged student in higher education, setting targets with regards to Global Majority, working class, disabled and student with mental health conditions. In this book, Mike Seal examines the terminology, theoretical debates and positions, identifies the causes of gaps, and evaluates proposed initiatives. He argues that there is an unexamined assumption that higher education is a 'good thing' materially and intellectually, which demonises those for whom this is questionable. The book also highlights the continuing structural and individual discrimination in terms of class, race and disability and a denial of the extent to which higher education is a cause of mental health issues and negative well-being. It uncovers unexamined 'assimilation' models in higher education that expects these students to abandon their culture and communities, despite students wanting to give back to these communities being a major extrinsic motivation, and to embrace a culture that will not embrace them. The book starts from the perspective that contemporary international higher education reproduces existing privileges, and the book goes on to argue that widening participation agendas should recognise the changing nature of academic life through a more inclusive, holistic approach. Seal argues that it is essential to include an informed understanding of how students position themselves in academia and how their identity and academic status is enabled and developed with the support of the university. In order to do this universities need to redefine their purpose and the nature of their relationships with the communities they purport to serve."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Questioning the Access, Success and Progression of Disadvantaged Students in Higher Education

Part I: Theories of Social Policy and Key Studies for Widening Participation in Higher Education. 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Widening Participation ; 2. Social and Higher Policy on Widening Participation ; 3. Access, Success and Participation of Disadvantaged Students ; 4. Key Studies on Global Majority, Working Class and Disabled Student and Student with Mental Health Conditions

Part II: Terminology, the Issues and Theoretical Perspectives. 5. Working Class Students: Social Mobility Denied ; 6. From BAME Students to Global Majority: Entering the Belly of the Coloniser ; 7. Students with Mental Health Issues: Higher Education as Enabler of Mental Health ; 8. Student with Disabilities: Discourses of Marginalisation

Part III: Causes, Interventions and Further Research. 9. Working Class Students: Acknowledging the Price of Participation ; 10. Global Majority Students: Countering the Politics of Denial ; 11. Students with Mental Health Issues: Countering Narratives of Culpability and Avoidance ; 12. Student with Disabilities: Countering Ableism in Higher Education

Conclusion: Setting a Realistic Goal for the Access, Success and Progression of Disadvantaged Students in Higher Education in Higher Education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350247413

1350247413

9781350247406

1350247405

9781350247390

1350247391

OCLC:

1293234701