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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	80681
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-632
Autore	HARRISON, N.
Titolo	Students-as-insurers : rethinking ‘risk’ for disadvantaged young people considering higher education in England. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 752-771.
Nota generale	Estratto da: Journal of youth studies, 2019, 22, 6.
Riassunto	The conventional view since the early 2000s has been that participation in higher education (HE) is a risky pathway for disadvantaged young people in England; the social risk of entering an alien environment combines with the financial risk of rising costs and questionable long-term returns. This riskiness has been constructed as a major barrier to participation. However, national administrative data cast doubt on whether this analysis still holds true. Despite significant rises in tuition fees, the proportion of disadvantaged young people entering HE has continued to rise, with advantaged groups seemingly being more price-sensitive. Data from recent qualitative studies has also suggested that young people are now less attuned to risks. This paper considers whether circumstances in wider society have shifted perceptions of risk. The volatility resulting from the global financial crisis appears to have repositioned HE as a less risky option than early entry to the labour market, especially with more jobs becoming ‘graduate’, while the social risk has declined as HE has diversified. The paper draws on theoretical perspectives from Beck, Boudon, Simon and Kahneman to argue that many disadvantaged young people now view HE as a form of ‘insurance’ against an uncertain future.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	STUDENTI.
	RISCHIO.
	ISTRUZIONE.
	STATUS ECONOMICO.
	PERCEZIONE.
	LAVORO.
	FUTURO.
	FORMAZIONE.
	INGHILTERRA.
Ambito	Sociologico
Titolo correlato	Journal of youth studies, 2019, 22, 6.
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Students-as-insurers : rethinking ‘risk’ for disadvantaged young people considering higher education in England.