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Reay, Diane; Crozier, Gill; Clayton, John – British Educational Research Journal, 2010
Drawing on case studies of 27 working-class students across four UK higher education institutions, this article attempts to develop a multilayered, sociological understanding of student identities that draws together social and academic aspects. Working with a concept of student identity that combines the more specific notion of learner identity…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Peer Groups, Working Class, Case Studies
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Clayton, John; Crozier, Gill; Reay, Diane – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2009
With reference to an ESRC/TLRP project conducted across two academic years with working-class students in higher education (HE), this paper explores the relationship between geographies of home and those of university at two UK HE institutions. It addresses how social relations inflected by class influence the experience of students as they adapt…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Working Class, Familiarity, Geographic Location