scholarly journals Atrocity Stories and Access to Elite Universities: Chickens at the Station

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Hillyard ◽  
Jonathan Tummons ◽  
Madeleine Winnard
Keyword(s):  
Elite Universities

Axis of advantage: elites in higher education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Roll Call ◽  
Elite Universities ◽  
Critical Commentary ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Elite Institutions ◽  
Educational Marketplace

The intention in this chapter is to offer a critical commentary on ways in which the educational marketplace works to the advantage of elite universities. It is these institutions that use their histories and traditions, image and reputation, to further preserve and reproduce their privilege, position and power. This is labelled as the axis of advantage. Elite institutions are well recognised and accrue esteem based on those who work or have worked there, those who study there or who have studied there, and by the philanthropic bequests received. This chapter argues that this roll call of individuals, alumni, benefactors and networks linked further disconnects elite institutions with the ordinary and the everyday.

scholarly journals Elite universities, fields of study and top salaries: Which degree will make you rich?

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Sullivan ◽  
Samantha Parsons ◽  
Francis Green ◽  
Richard D. Wiggins ◽  
George Ploubidis
Keyword(s):  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Elite Universities

Do High Ranked Universities Have Better Graduate Employment Outcomes?

2017 ◽  
pp. 210-231
Author(s):  
Mahsood Shah ◽  
Hai Yen Vu ◽  
Winnie Eley
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Student Population ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Elite Universities ◽  
Student Demand ◽  
Employment Data ◽  
Australian Universities

University rankings are increasingly used as a measure of quality and reputation. Institutional leaders are increasingly using the outcomes of ranking in marketing of university courses. Both the critics of ranking and those who support have different viewpoints. Institutions that are ranked high celebrate their achievement however limited research is known on how outcomes of ranking are used to reward academic staff. Likewise some institutions that are not ranked enjoy ongoing student demand with increased diversity of student population, and comparable graduate outcomes. Some research suggests that students consider ranking to determine their choice, however others have ruled out. This chapter reviews the literature on both sides of the argument about ranking and it then presents the graduate employment data related to Australian universities to find out if elite universities have better graduate employment outcomes compared other universities.

scholarly journals Selling the Liberal Arts Degree in England: Unique Students, Generic Skills and Mass Higher Education

Sociology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1290-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Telling
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Mass Higher Education ◽  
Elite Universities ◽  
Post War ◽  
Academic Year

This article examines a series of well-documented changes in post-war English higher education: the massification of, and increased differentiation within, the system, as well as changing relationships between credentials, skills and incomes. It offers an account of the new liberal arts degrees rapidly emerging at both elite and non-elite universities in England, explaining these as a response to, and negotiation of, an ever-changing higher-education landscape. Through an analysis of the promotional websites of the 17 English liberal arts degrees offered in the 2016–2017 academic year, the article links their emergence to broader trends, while insisting that there are crucial differences in the ways in which elite and non-elite universities use new degrees to negotiate the higher education landscape.

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