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Low-Income Rural Youth Migrating to Urban Universities in South Africa: Opportunities and Inequalities
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Walker, Melanie; Mathebula, Mikateko – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
In order to understand how students from low-income rural backgrounds in South Africa experience higher education and the opportunities and obstacles they encounter, the paper draws on two waves of interviews with 30 students currently studying at three large urban universities. Using concepts of capabilities and functionings, monetary resources…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, College Students, Student Experience, Rural Youth