Beyond aspirations: deploying the capability approach to tackle the under-representation in higher education of young people from deprived communities
(2017)
Journal Article
Campbell, L. A., & McKendrick, J. H. (2017). Beyond aspirations: deploying the capability approach to tackle the under-representation in higher education of young people from deprived communities. Studies in Continuing Education, 39(2), 120-137. https://d
This paper re-examines the low participation of young people from deprived communities through the lens of the capability approach. A fundamental problem for tackling widening participation is that much of the thinking of policymakers is grounded on... Read More about Beyond aspirations: deploying the capability approach to tackle the under-representation in higher education of young people from deprived communities.