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‘Going Away to Uni’: Mobility, Modernity, and Independence of English Higher Education students

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  • Clare Holdsworth

    (Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZT, England)

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Recent changes in English higher education (HE) admissions policies and financial support have sought to increase diversity among university entrants. It is anticipated that, as more young people from different backgrounds choose to go to university, a greater proportion will choose to study at local higher education institutions (HEIs), rather than move away. I review the evidence for a trend to more localised study among English HE students. Analysis of admissions data shows that HE expansion has been concomitant with less interregional student mobility. However, despite the fact that a smaller proportion of students are moving away to university, the expectation that going to university means moving away continues to shape students' experiences of and attitudes to university life. I unpack the taken-for-granted assumptions about student mobility and transitions to independence and adulthood. Drawing on analysis of interview data with students, I explore how assumptions about student mobilities are socially and culturally coconstituted and how student mobility has become established as an elite practice within English HE.

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  • Clare Holdsworth, 2009. "‘Going Away to Uni’: Mobility, Modernity, and Independence of English Higher Education students," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(8), pages 1849-1864, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:41:y:2009:i:8:p:1849-1864
    DOI: 10.1068/a41177
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    1. Aude Bernard & Martin Bell, 2018. "Internal migration and education: A cross-national comparison," Papers 1812.08913, arXiv.org.
    2. Thirlway, Frances, 2019. "Nicotine addiction as a moral problem: Barriers to e-cigarette use for smoking cessation in two working-class areas in Northern England," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 238(C), pages 1-1.

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