Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge Research in Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 9781032010946
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Student Carers in Higher Education by : Taylor & Francis Group
Download or read book Student Carers in Higher Education written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Routledge Research in Higher Education. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume explores the ways that university institutions affect the experiences of student carers and how student carers negotiate the (often conflicting) demands of care and academic work. The book maps the experiences of student carers in academic cultures, exploring the intersectional ways in which gender, class, race and other social categories define who can take up a position as a student and a carer. It is framed by concerns of equity and diversity in higher education and ways that diverse people with wide-ranging care responsibilities are able to access and engage with degree-level study with a global outlook. The book promotes the idea of a more inclusive and equitable higher education environment and supports the emergence of more 'care-full' academic cultures which value and recognise care and carers. The book will be highly relevant reading for academics, researchers and post-graduate students with an interest in higher education, social justice, gender studies and caring responsibilities. It will also be of interest to master's students of the sociology of education as well as higher education policymakers.