Students are influenced by their peer networks instead of the invisible hand of meritocracy. This statement by David Riesman is still true today. The volume analyses how students make use of social connections and the expanding opportunities offered by contemporary tertiary education. The results show that the resources provided by higher education institutions may be termed social capital, adding a new dimension to literature related to students and the institutional environment.
| ISBN: | 9783631664261 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2015 |
| Author: | Gabriella Pusztai |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Edition an imprint of Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 278 pages |
| Series: | Higher Education Research and Policy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy and theory of education Sociology and anthropology |