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Working-Class Masculinities in Australian Higher Education: Policies, Pathways and Progress book cover

1st Edition

Working-Class Masculinities in Australian Higher Education Policies, Pathways and Progress

By Garth Stahl Copyright 2022
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge
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This book takes a critical view of masculinities through an investigation of first-in-family males transitioning to higher education. Drawing on six in-depth longitudinal case studies, the focus is on how young men from working-class backgrounds engage with complex social inequalities, as well as the various capitals they draw upon to ensure their success. Through the longitudinal approach, the... Read more

Introduction. Part 1: Overview 1. Australian higher education: Policies, pathways and progress Part 2: Longitudinal case studies 2. Lucas 3. Campbell 4. Rashid 5. Manny 6. Dominic 7. Logan Part 3: Changing masculine subjectivities and implications for policy 8. Masculine subjectivities in transition 9. Improving the transition to university experience through policy

Biography

Garth Stahl, Ph.D. (@GarthStahl) is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland and Research Fellow, Australian Research Council (DECRA). His research interests lie on the nexus of neoliberalism and socio-cultural studies of education, identity, equity/inequality, and social change. Currently, his research projects and publications encompass theoretical and empirical studies of learner identities, gender and youth, sociology of schooling in a neoliberal age, gendered subjectivities, equity and difference, and educational reform.

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