Aspirations, Education and Social Justice : Applying Sen and Bourdieu.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Education Policy Issues -- Introduction -- The role of education -- Policy theory -- International policy context -- The development of higher education in England -- 2 Sen's Capability Approach -- Introduction -- The capability approach -- Conclusion -- 3 Blending Sen and Bourdieu -- Introduction -- Bourdieu and the concepts of habitus, capital and field -- A synthesis of Sen and Bourdieu's key concepts -- Conclusion -- 4 Evolving Theory into Method -- Introduction -- Defining the evaluative space -- Applying the capability approach -- 5 The Nature of Aspirations -- Introduction -- The relationship between aspirations and capabilities -- The functioning of aspiring -- Study S1 - Bradford -- Study S2 - Sheffield -- Conclusion -- 6 The Genesis of Capabilities -- Introduction -- Linking aspirations and capabilities -- Changing aspirations and adaptive preferences -- Conversion factors influencing the genesis of capability -- Study S1 conversion factor analysis -- Study S2 conversion factor analysis -- Conclusion -- 7 Aspirations, Capabilities and Choice -- Introduction -- School choice -- Higher education choices -- Conclusion -- 8 The Promise of Higher Education -- Introduction -- The promise of choice -- The illusion of widening participation -- From widening participation to differentiated participation6 -- The promise of value for money -- Social mobility -- Conclusion -- 9 The New Pursuit of Justice -- Introduction -- Evaluation of widening participation -- Process freedom -- Democratic deliberative processes -- Finding a way forward -- Conclusion -- Appendix I Example of Group Stimulus Material -- Appendix II Example of a Higher Education Mind Map.

Appendix III Four Sequential Stages of Quantitative Data Analysis Used in Study S2 -- Appendix IV Summary of S2 Individual Interviewee Backgrounds -- Notes -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.