‘It's a struggle’: the construction of the ‘new student’ in higher education

Recognition as reparation: A participatory approach to (mis)recognition and decolonisation in South African higher education

“…2 The position of black students at a historically white university is an important part of the research context, and is not intended to work as a simplistic binary. Research shows that working-class students across different racial groups may also have trouble cultivating belonging in higher education (Leathwood & O'Connell, 2003). student was unique, with some engaging in multiple individual sessions, producing and discussing their digital narratives, while others chose to work independently.…”

Dependence-deconstruction: widening participation and traditional-entry students transitioning from school to higher education in Ireland

“…Walshe 2009). In this context, student support has become 'pathologised' (Leathwood and O'Connell 2003), and is usually negatively connoted to 'WP' students (ibid. ; Haggis and Pouget 2002;Read, Archer, and Leathwood 2003).…”

‘I don’t feel like ‘a student’, I feel like ‘me’!’: the over‐simplification of mature learners’ experience(s)

“…Other writers have profitably explored this area, including drawing upon Bourdieu to develop an idea of a university's institutional habitus (eg. Reay et al, (2002) and Leathwood and O'Connell, (2003)). …”

“…Whilst there is an element of truth for some in this, the reality is probably some way from this for most. However, such discourses feature in official university publications including undergraduate prospectuses, themselves a source of alienation for those not conforming to stereotypes around age, class and ethnicity (Leathwood and O'Connell, 2003;Webb, 1997). Akhtar's comments in an early interview indicated his anticipation of differences between mature and younger students.…”