Constructing the Higher Education Student Perspectives from across Europe

• Main Author: Brooks, Rachel (auth)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Achala (auth), jayadeva, sazana (auth), Lainio, Anu (auth), Lažetić, Predrag (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol Policy Press 2022
• Subjects: Educational strategies & policy; Students & student organisations; Higher & further education, tertiary education; education policy; Europe, universities; higher education; media; Students
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe's 35 million students are understood by key social actors across different nations. The various chapters compare and contrast conceptualisations in six nations, held by policymakers, higher education staff, media and students themselves. With an emphasis on students' lived experiences, the authors provide new perspectives about how students are understood, and the extent to which European higher education is homogenising. They explore various prominent constructions of students - including as citizens, enthusiastic learners, future workers and objects of criticism.