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Bhopal, Kalwant – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2016
This article will examine Asian women's experiences of financial support in higher education. The article is based on 30 in-depth interviews with Asian women who were studying at a "new" (post-1992) university in the South East of England. Women identified themselves as Muslim, Hindu and Sikh. The findings reveal that women's religious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Females, Student Financial Aid
Bhopal, Kalwant – Trentham Books Ltd, 2010
More Asian women are entering higher education in the UK than ever before, and the number looks likely to rise. Their engagement with higher education reflects widespread changes in the attitudes and cultural expectations of their various communities, as awareness grows of the greater long-term value associated with continuing in education. Today…
Descriptors: Asians, Females, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Bhopal, Kalwant – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2009
This article will examine Asian women's views on the practice of dowries in the UK. The research is based on 20 in-depth interviews with Asian women studying for a Social Sciences degree in a "new" (post-1992) university in the southeast of England. All of the interviews were tape-recorded and the data transcribed. The data was analysed…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Asians, Higher Education, Feminism
Shared Communities and Shared Understandings: The Experiences of Asian Women in a British University
Bhopal, Kalwant – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2008
This article examines Asian women's experiences of belonging to communities of practice within higher education in Britain. The research explores the ways in which women engage in friendship and support networks, how they negotiate their identities and their experiences of being marginalised and "different". The research argues that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Asians, Higher Education, Social Support Groups
Khambhaita, Priya; Bhopal, Kalwant – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2015
Given the financial implications for studying at a higher education institution, students are faced with many decisions both in terms of the topics they wish to study but also the decision of whether to remain at home or move away. The aim of this article is to compare the experiences of South Asian (Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani) female…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Social Class, Females, Decision Making
Bhopal, Kalwant – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2011
This paper explores Indian women's views on arranged marriages in the United Kingdom. It is based on research carried out with 32 Indian women studying at a university in the South East of England, UK. The article draws on Wenger's social theory of learning to explore how Indian women's participation in communities of practice in higher education…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Females, Foreign Countries, Social Capital