Possible Selves and Higher Education: New Interdisciplinary Insights (Research into Higher Education)

Synopsis

Drawing together example studies from international contexts, this edited collection provides a new and cross-disciplinary perspective on the concept of the possible self, exploring its theoretical, methodological and empirical uses with regards to Higher Education. Building on research which examines the ways in which possible selves are constructed through inequalities of class, race and gender, the book interrogates the role of imagined futures in student, professional and academic lives, augmenting the concept of possible selves, with its origins in psychology, with sociological approaches to educational inequalities and exclusionary practices. Possible Selves and Higher Education considers both the theoretical and methodological frameworks behind the concept of possible selves; the first section includes chapters that consider different theoretical insights, while the second section offers empirical examples, exploring how the possible selves concept has been used in many diverse higher education research contexts. With each chapter considering a different aspect of the structural barriers to or within education, the examples provided range from the experiences of students and teachers in the language learning classroom, to graduates entering employment for the first time, and refugees seeking to rebuild lives through engagement with education. Offering a broad and diverse examination of how concepts of our future selves can affect and limit educational outcomes, this book furthers the sociological dialogue concerning the relationship between individual agency and structural constraints in higher education research. It is an essential and influential text for both students and academics, as well as anyone responsible for student services such as outreach and widening participation.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

158 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351598576

Related ISBNs:

9781315104591, 9781138098039, 9781138097995, 9781138097995, 9781138098039, 9781315104591, 9781138098039, 9781138097995, 9781138097995, 9781138098039, 9781138097995, 9781138098039, 9781315104591

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/23/19

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Holly Henderson

Edited by:

Jacqueline Stevenson

Edited by:

Ann-Marie Bathmaker