Events/Education
Date: 20th March 2013
Time: 12pm - 1.30pm
Venue: Cathcart Room, School of Education, 69/71 University Street
Presenter: Sean Demack, Sheffield Hallam University, Centre for Education and Inclusion Research (CEIR)
Abstract: In the seminar I will present an overview of the larger ‘Dreams & Realities’ research project I was involved in last year that was funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The project drew on data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) to explore aspirations towards higher education (at ages 13/14, 14/15 and 15/16) and participation in higher education (at ages 18/19 and 19/20). The project explored how these dreams and realities are shaped by socio-economics (which drew on the ‘Capital’ and ‘habitus’ ideas of Pierre Bourdieu), ethnicity and social background. In the seminar I want to focus on the role of ethnicity (which is operationalized using ethnic group, religion and use of English). Participation in higher education is examined with respect to Russell Group and none Russell Group institutions and some interesting contrasts emerged around the ethnicity cleavage.
