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Direct linkKatherine Davey – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2025
Higher education is increasingly positioned as a private good for prospective students in England, through which they can hope to gain an economic return on their 'investment'. This paper offers new ways of thinking about the purpose of university study and the benchmarks of graduate success. Using Margaret Archer's understanding of the concept of…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Higher Education, Social Mobility, Females
