Commuting to class: an ethnography of commuting students' experience of higher education.

在英国高等教育(HE)中，学生通勤上大学的趋势越来越大，近四分之一的学生在攻读学位期间住在家里(Donnelly&Gamsu，2018)。教育部(2019年)呼吁提高对这一群体的理解，但在这一努力中，教育部门对什么是“通勤学生”缺乏共识是有问题的。尽管通勤和扩大参与(WP)问题相互交织，但围绕通勤学生的高等教育经历的讨论已经被WP讨论所掩盖，并且缺乏更有力地理解这一学生群体所需的关键意义。这项研究将包括一项跨越英格兰北部三所大学的多地点民族志研究，以探索通勤学生的高等教育经历。在陪同学生上下班的同时，使用随行访谈将提供一个关于通勤学生在校园旅行的经验以及这对他们的学术和社会活动的影响的经验性了解。布尔迪欧的场域、习性和资本概念将为理解通勤学生在高等教育中如何在同伴之间、他们的制度之间以及他们作为大学生的身份之间构建归属感提供理论框架。将对三所大学的制度政策进行比较，以评估这些政策对通勤学生在学术和社会领域的经历产生的影响。

There is an increasing trend in UK higher education (HE) for students to commute for university study, with nearly one quarter of students living at home whilst studying for a degree (Donnelly & Gamsu, 2018). The Department of Education (2019) has called for improved understanding of this group, but a lack of agreement in the sector around what defines a 'commuter student' has proved problematic in this endeavour. Although commuting and widening participation (WP) issues intersect, discussions around commuting students' experiences of HE have been overshadowed by WP discussions and lack the criticality needed for a more robust understanding of this student group. This study will comprise a multi-sited ethnography across three universities in the North of England to explore commuting students' experiences of HE. Using go-along interviews whilst accompanying students during their commute will provide an empirical understanding of commuting students' experiences in travelling to campus and the impact this has on their academic and social activities. The Bourdieusian concepts of field, habitus and capital will provide a theoretical framework for analysis inorder to understand the ways commuting students construct a sense of belonging in HE between peers, their institution, and their identity as a university student. Institutional policies will be compared across the three universities in order to assess the impact these have on commuting students' experience in both their academic and social spheres.