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Higher education students’ aspirations for their post-university lives: evidence from six European nations

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: While there is now a relatively large literature on young people's aspirations with respect to their transitions from compulsory schooling, the body of work on the aspirations of those within higher education is rather less well-developed. This article draws on data from undergraduate students in six European countries to explore their hopes for their post-university lives. It demonstrates that although aspirations for employment were discussed most frequently, non-economic plans and desires were also important. Moreover, despite significant commonalities across the six nations, aspirations were also differentiated, to some extent at least, by national context, institutional setting and subject of study.

Source: Children s Geographies

DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2021.1934403

Authors: Rachel Brooks, Achala Gupta, Sazana Jayadeva

Institution: University of Surrey

Language: English

Topic: Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: H2020 European Research Council