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Publication Date: 2014
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Social Capital and the Role of Trust in Aspirations for Higher Education
Fuller, Carol
Educational Review, v66 n2 p131-147 2014
This paper considers the role of social capital in the aspirations for higher education of a group of socially disadvantaged girls. Drawing on data from a longitudinal, ethnographic case study of an underperforming secondary school, the paper considers current conceptualisations of social capital and its role in educational ambitions. The paper concludes by tentatively suggesting that whilst social capital is extremely helpful in explaining differences within groups, trust appears to be a pre-requisite for the investment and generation of social capital, as opposed to the other way around. The paper also suggests that young people are not necessarily dependent on their families for their social capital but are able to generate capital in their own right.
Descriptors: Social Capital, Trust (Psychology), Academic Aspiration, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Role, Females, Disadvantaged, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Ethnography, Secondary School Students, Low Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Policy, Classification, Social Class, Student Attitudes, Family Role, Student School Relationship, Semi Structured Interviews, Participant Observation, Focus Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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