Pathways to Success in Higher Education : Rethinking the Social Capital Theory in the Light of Institutional Diversity.
Title:
Pathways to Success in Higher Education : Rethinking the Social Capital Theory in the Light of Institutional Diversity.
Author:
Pusztai, Gabriella.
ISBN:
9783653055771
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Edition:
0
Physical Description:
1 online resource (280 pages)
Series:
Higher Education Research and Policy ; v.7
Higher Education Research and Policy
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- How context matters in education -- Social capital in educational research: interpretations -- Student achievement in a comparative perspective -- In search of indicators of a school context effect -- Student success in tertiary education -- Who gets a degree in Hungarian higher education? -- Should I stay "(on campus)" or should I go "(to work)"? -- Testing a complex indicator of student success -- Institutional impact in higher education -- Social capital in campus settings -- Embeddedness in interpretive communities -- The diversity of campus environments -- Conclusions -- References.
Abstract:
Students are influenced by their peer networks instead of the invisible hand of meritocracy. This statement by David Riesman is still true today. The volume analyses how students make use of social connections and the expanding opportunities offered by contemporary tertiary education. The results show that the resources provided by higher education institutions may be termed social capital, adding a new dimension to literature related to students and the institutional environment.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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