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Age Differences Explain Social Class Differences in Students' Friendship at University: Implications for Transition and Retention
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Rubin, Mark; Wright, Chrysalis L. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
The present research tested the hypotheses that (a) working-class students have fewer friends at university than middle-class students and (b) this social class difference occurs because working-class students tend to be older than middle-class students. A sample of 376 first-year undergraduate students from an Australian university completed an…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Social Class, Working Class, Middle Class
Time and Money Explain Social Class Differences in Students' Social Integration at University
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Rubin, Mark; Wright, Chrysalis L. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Working-class students tend to be less socially integrated at university than middle-class students. The present research investigated two potential reasons for this working-class social exclusion effect. First, working-class students may have fewer finances available to participate in social activities. Second, working-class students tend to be…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Social Integration, Working Class, Middle Class
Social Class Differences in Social Integration among Students in Higher Education: A Meta-Analysis and Recommendations for Future Research
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Rubin, Mark – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2012
A meta-analysis of 35 studies found that social class (socioeconomic status) is related to social integration among students in higher education: Working-class students are less integrated than middle-class students. This relation generalized across students' gender and year of study, as well as type of social class measure (parental education and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Differences, Social Class, Meta Analysis
Working-Class Students Need More Friends at University: A Cautionary Note for Australia's Higher Education Equity Initiative
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Rubin, Mark – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
In 2008, Denise Bradley and colleagues published their "Review of Australian Higher Education." A key point of the Bradley Review was to highlight the long-standing under-representation of working-class people at Australia's universities. Working-class people represent 25% of Australia's general population; however, they represent only…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Working Class, Social Life