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Smyth, Emer – Educational Review, 2020
Educational expectations and the way in which they shape actual outcomes act as an important vehicle for the intergenerational reproduction of social inequality. This article draws on rich information from the Growing Up in Ireland longitudinal study to explore the factors influencing the educational expectations of 13-year-old young people and…
Descriptors: Expectation, Early Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Sheridan, Vera – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
This qualitative study examines the interplay between academic staff and international students with regard to developing academic literacies at university. Higher education has traditionally responded to increasing student diversity with the expectation that students will conform to institutional norms or habitus. In this context international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Student Diversity, Social Behavior