scholarly journals Adult participation in higher education and the ‘knowledge economy’: a cross-national analysis of patterns of delayed participation in higher education across 15 European countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 763-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Souto-Otero ◽  
Adam Whitworth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Adult Participation ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Participation In Higher Education ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals How class identities shape highbrow consumption: A cross-national analysis of 30 European countries and regions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Class Identity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cross National

Highbrow culture may not always be central to cultural capital and, in such circumstances, the distinctiveness of middle-class consumption of highbrow culture may diminish, becoming more similar to working-class consumption. Using data from 30 European countries, I explore this issue through examining three questions: 1) is class identity associated with highbrow consumption; 2) does this association vary across countries; and 3) is the relationship between class identity and highbrow consumption altered when the majority of people in a given society identify as either ‘working-class’ or ‘middle-class’? After accounting for other socio-demographic controls, people who identify as middle-class are more active highbrow consumers than those who identify as working class. Yet, the distinctiveness of middle-class consumption of highbrow culture varies across countries and is negatively correlated with how many people identify as working-class in a society. As more people identify as working-class (rejecting middle-class identities) highbrow culture less clearly distinguishes middle-class and working-class identifiers. In the absence of any class-structured divisions in highbrow culture, whether and how cultural practices function as a form of cultural capital is likely quite different, reinforcing the claim that the centrality of highbrow culture to cultural capital varies geographically.

Differential outcomes at school and beyond

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Stephen Gorard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
First Language ◽  
Language Differences ◽  
Income Differences ◽  
Adult Participation ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Participation In Higher Education ◽  
And Training

This chapter presents the simple patterns of a two-decade study into participation in education and attainment after the age of 16, in higher education, and throughout adult learners' lives. These findings are derived from the apparent differences in attainment by various social groups, girls and boys, types of schools, regions, and countries. The indicators covered in this chapter are the differences linked to family income, differences linked to special education needs (SEN), differences linked to precise age-in-year, differences linked to ethnicity, differences linked to first language, differences linked to recorded sex, participation in higher education, and finally, adult participation in education and training.

Changing Cultural Attitudes towards Graduates in SMEs to Stimulate Regional Innovation

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bowen ◽  
S. Lloyd ◽  
S. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Participation In Higher Education ◽  
Collaborative Initiative

Studies show that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reluctant to employ graduates and to up-skill existing employees. The cultural barriers exemplified by this unwillingness limit the ability of SMEs to exploit new knowledge and innovate. In conjunction with its goal of producing a ‘knowledge economy’ the UK government is committed to a dramatic increase in participation in higher education. A sharp increase in the supply of skilled labour may result in the under-utilization of graduate skills, especially if SMEs remain reluctant to employ graduates. This paper investigates a collaborative initiative designed to change the mindsets and attitudes of SMEs towards graduates and of graduates towards SMEs. The initiative enables graduates and SMEs to develop an appreciation of potential mutual benefits through an interdependent relationship.

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