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The Experience of Low-SES Students in Higher Education: Psychological Barriers to Success and Interventions to Reduce Social-Class Inequality
- Source :
- Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Social Issues, Wiley, 2017, 73 (1), pp.23-41. ⟨10.1111/josi.12202⟩, Journal of Social Issues, 2017, 73 (1), pp.23-41. ⟨10.1111/josi.12202⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2017.
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Abstract
- International audience; The economic decline of the Great Recession has increased the need for a univer- sity degree, which can enhance individuals’ prospects of obtaining employment in a competitive, globalized market. Research in the social sciences has consistently demonstrated that students with low socioeconomic status (SES) have fewer op- portunities to succeed in university contexts compared to students with high SES. The present article reviews the psychological barriers faced by low-SES students in higher education compared to high-SES students. Accordingly, we first review the psychological barriers faced by low-SES students in university contexts (in terms of emotional experiences, identity management, self-perception, and moti- vation). Second, we highlight the role that university contexts play in producing and reproducing these psychological barriers, as well as the performance gap observed between low- and high-SES students. Finally, we present three examples of psychological interventions that can potentially increase both the academic achievement and the quality of low-SES students’ experience and thus may be considered as methods for change.
- Subjects :
- [SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224537 and 15404560
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Social Issues, Wiley, 2017, 73 (1), pp.23-41. ⟨10.1111/josi.12202⟩, Journal of Social Issues, 2017, 73 (1), pp.23-41. ⟨10.1111/josi.12202⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..45a528a5f419e6233499fc1dcc74a20d