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More Productive Bodies Faster! Human Capital and Anti‐Intellectualism in Danish University Reform

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the current Danish reform of master's programmes as a case of contested marketization in higher education. While the reform aims to produce “labour‐market‐relevant” graduates by shortening degrees, introducing corporate programmes, and reducing enrolment, it reveals a fundamental tension between two competing economic ...
Johan Gøtzsche‐Astrup, Kaspar Villadsen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family cumulative risk and meaning in life among Chinese secondary vocational school students: the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of labor education support perception. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Du X, Chen L, Huang Y, Jin L, Lu L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived social support and psychological wellbeing among vocational college students: the serial mediating roles of school belonging, academic self-efficacy, and psychological resilience. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Feng Q, Chen H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

Curriculum hierarchies as conversion factors: career guidance, capability, and inequality in South African schools: a conceptual review. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Mdhluli NI, Naude R, Ramasodi SE, Mahlangu B, Murabi C, Kau FS, Singo A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating project-based learning-flipped classroom to enhance students' engagement and historical critical thinking in secondary vocational schools. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Huang D, Chaumthong P, Liu Y, Namtubtim N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Twenty‐First Century Butlers and the New Spirit of Service

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than 50 years ago, Lewis Coser argued that the “servant” had become obsolete, claiming that such a “premodern” occupation could not function within modernity without religious legitimations. However, with parts of the contemporary service sector exhibiting the very characteristics that Coser viewed as “premodern”—especially within ...
Bryan Boyle
wiley   +1 more source