{"title":"Sarah O'Shea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah O'Shea\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the landscape of education, with a particular focus on access and inclusion in higher education. Her works delve into the policies and practices that shape opportunities for young people, shedding light on the challenges and strategies involved in widening participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find thoughtful analysis and commentary that bridges educational theory and real-world application, making her books essential for those interested in educational policy, youth access, and social equity within academia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-politics-of-widening-participation-and-university-access-for-young-people-by-valerie-harwood-9781138613768","title":"The Politics of Widening Participation and University Access for Young People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung people with tenuous relationships to schooling and education are an enduring challenge when it comes to addressing social inclusion, yet their experiences remain overlooked in efforts to widen participation in higher education. \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Widening Participation and University Access for Young People\u003c\/i\u003e examines the existing knowledge and feelings these young people have about higher education, and, through the authors’ empirical research, demonstrates how sustained connections to educational futures can be created for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from an empirical study with nearly three hundred young people who have precarious relationships to schooling and live in disadvantaged communities, this book offers new insights into their experiences of educational disadvantages. It explains the different ways the university is constructed as impossible, undesirable, or even risky by young people experiencing educational disadvantage. The book brings their stories into focus to offer new ways of thinking about the educational consequences of alienation from school. It shows how our understanding of the politics of these young people's experiences has an important impact on our ability to develop appropriate means through which to engage them in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges and significantly advances the popular frames for international debate on widening participation and the ethical right to educational participation in contemporary society. As such, it will be of key interest to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, anthropology of education, cultural studies of education, sociology, as well as to those concerned by the impact of disadvantage on young people’s understandings of, and aspirations towards, education and attending university.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608128110828,"sku":"9781138613768","price":106.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138613768-the-politics-of-widening-participation-and-university-access-for-young-people.jpg?v=1778184739"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sarah-oshea.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}