"I'm Working Class and Proud of It"--Gendered Experiences of Nontraditional Participants in Higher Education.

Tett, Lyn

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ERIC Number: EJ607519

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Publication Date: 2000

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"I'm Working Class and Proud of It"--Gendered Experiences of Nontraditional Participants in Higher Education.

Tett, Lyn

Gender and Education, v12 n2 p183-94 Jun 2000

Examined the gendered experiences of 18 working-class participants in higher education through the analysis of interviews related to schooling, later learning, students' views of higher education, and attitudes toward being working class. Findings emphasize the construction of masculine and feminine identities and the mediating effects of gender and social class. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Interviews, Nontraditional Students, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Student Attitudes, Working Class

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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