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Hall, James; Allan, Alexandra; Tomlinson, Michael; Kelly, Anthony; Lindorff, Ariel – Oxford Review of Education, 2021
The concept of capital has risen in prominence within educational policy and practice in the UK since Ofsted introduced cultural capital into its inspection processes in 2019. At the same time, fractured discourses exist across different types of capital -- one of which concerns capitals that are negative in constitution and/or impact. This paper…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Equal Education, Cultural Capital, Inspection
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Marade, Angelo – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2019
This literature review demonstrates that many working-class adult-learners continue to face challenges during their quest for new meaning in their lives. Many adults in workplace settings find themselves in environments with very little support. Consequently, adult learners rely on the academic community as their main source of emotional and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Working Class, Adult Students, Student Needs