Student Identity and Political Agency av Rille (Durham University UK) Raaper

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<P>Examining the intersections of education, sociology and politics, <I>Student Identity and Political Agencys </I>provides a unique, research-informed account of the student experience in a contemporary higher education setting. By drawing on current societal context, this book has a two-fold aim: to unpack and discuss student identity in higher education, and to identify opportunities to influence positive educational and social change. </P><P>This essential text encourages readers to critically examine and explore:</P><UL><P><LI>the marketisation and massification of higher education,</LI><P></P><P><LI>the homogenising model of consumerism in higher education and the impact this holds upon the diversity of the student population,</LI><P></P><P><LI>the positioning of youth and student-hood in our higher education systems,</LI><P></P><P><LI>past and present forms of student political agency ¿ protest, unionism, identity politics and consumer rights ¿ in an attempt to influence positiv