A comparative view of Colleges of Further Education (UK) and Community Colleges (US): maintaining access in an era of financial constraint

Jephcote, Martin John and Latiner Raby, Rosalind 2012. A comparative view of Colleges of Further Education (UK) and Community Colleges (US): maintaining access in an era of financial constraint. Research in Post-Compulsory Education 17 (3) , pp. 349-366. 10.1080/13596748.2012.700177

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Abstract

In an era of financial constraint, this article gives attention to the role of ‘community college global counterparts’ by comparing colleges of further education in the UK with community colleges in the US. It points to similarities between the two and the ways in which budgetary constraints impact on them – and, in particular, on access opportunities for different groups of students, such as those from non-traditional backgrounds. It is suggested that admission is not so much an issue of selection, but one of social, cultural and economic capital, and how this plays out in terms of getting into college, staying in college and differential progression into higher education or higher-level occupations is considered.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Colleges of Further Education, Community College, educational access, massification, marketisation
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1359-6748
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 04:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40609

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