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Estranged students in higher education: navigating social and economic capitals

Costa, C.; Taylor, Y.; Goodfellow, C.; Ecochard, S.

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Authors

Y. Taylor

C. Goodfellow

S. Ecochard



Abstract

Family is widely regarded as a cornerstone of student support. When family support exist as an essential form of social capital making, rupture of family ties places students in a disadvantageous position. This paper focuses on estranged students’ accounts of their experiences of higher education, highlighting how capital dynamics shape their academic trajectories. Based on interviews with 21 estranged students, our research uncovers different dimensions of estranged students’ struggles and successes as they move through academia. This paper explores the social imagination that surrounds the university student, or ‘student experience’, as resting upon family support. The authors propose that widening participation policies and practices need to be more attuned to the realities that mark estranged students’ experiences, as they are not only impacted by the scarcity of either economic or social capital, but also by the instability of interrelated capitals that contribute to precarious and volatile experiences.

Citation

Costa, C., Taylor, Y., Goodfellow, C., & Ecochard, S. (2020). Estranged students in higher education: navigating social and economic capitals. Cambridge Journal of Education, 50(1), 107-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2019.1648639

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 16, 2019
Online Publication Date Sep 2, 2019
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Sep 6, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 2, 2021
Journal Cambridge Journal of Education
Print ISSN 0305-764X
Electronic ISSN 1469-3577
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 50
Issue 1
Pages 107-123
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2019.1648639
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1287592

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