How do estranged students experience higher education? A longitudinal comparative case study of two UK universities

疏远的学生如何体验高等教育？

• 批准号: 2076139
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Durham University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2076139
• 关键词: How; do; estranged; students; experience

In UK higher edcuation (HE) policy, there is an increasing emphasis on widening participation (WP) measures, and a shift in focus away from access to the whole 'student's lifestyle' approach. Universities are expected to accommodate for 'non-traditional' student groups, and there is a growing field of research into the experiences of these students. However, one group of students rarely discusses are 'estranged students', those who have 'no communicative relationship' with their parents. As recent research has indicated, these students may struggle in HE, lacking financial, social and cultural capital. In recent years, UK charity Stand Alone has worked to increase awareness of family estrangement nationally, and improve university support for estranged students. To explore their experiences in HE, this project proposes a longitudinal comparative case study to follow 12 second-year-estranged students for one year at two universities. This study will examine differences in how the participants perceive themselves as students, their experiences, and the support offered to them by their university, through a series of semi-structured interviews and diary entries. Narrative analysis using a Bourdieusian framework, will be employed. Through collaboration with Stand Alone, this work is expected to inform the charity's practice, but also the practice of Universities, the National Union of Students, and the UK Government. Ultimately, this research aims to support estranged students to have a positive experience in HE.

在英国高等教育（HE）政策中，越来越强调扩大参与（WP）措施，并将重点从获得整个“学生生活方式”的方法转移。人们期望大学能够接纳“非传统”学生群体，对这些学生经历的研究领域也在不断扩大。然而，有一类学生很少被提及，那就是“疏离的学生”，即那些与父母“没有交流关系”的学生。最近的研究表明，这些学生可能在高等教育中挣扎，缺乏经济、社会和文化资本。近年来，英国慈善机构Stand Alone一直致力于在全国范围内提高人们对家庭疏远的认识，并改善大学对疏远学生的支持。为了探索他们在高等教育中的经历，本项目提出了一项纵向比较案例研究，对两所大学的12名二年级疏远的学生进行了为期一年的跟踪研究。本研究将通过一系列半结构化的访谈和日记条目来研究参与者如何看待自己作为学生，他们的经历以及大学为他们提供的支持的差异。叙事分析使用布尔迪厄框架，将被采用。通过与Stand Alone的合作，这项工作有望为慈善机构的实践提供信息，同时也为大学、全国学生联合会和英国政府的实践提供信息。最终，本研究旨在帮助疏远的学生在高等教育中获得积极的体验。