Mapping possible futures : funds of aspiration and educational desire

Susanne Gannon; Mohamed Moustakim; Dorian Stoilescu; David Wright

Mapping possible futures : funds of aspiration and educational desire

Susanne Gannon, Mohamed Moustakim, Dorian Stoilescu, David Wright

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

This chapter traces the temporality and potentiality of aspiration among students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are educationally successful. We argue that aspiration is dynamic, with rational, affective and imaginative dimensions, and that it requires strategic intentionality that develops over time within families, communities, schools and universities. We map these trajectories through case studies of Alana, Keshi and Omar, three university students who were awarded equity scholarships to attend university based on academic results, personal needs and personal qualities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Resisting Educational Inequality: Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities
Editors	Susanne Gannon, Robert Hattam, Wayne Sawyer
Place of Publication	U.K.
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	82-95
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315109268
ISBN (Print)	9781138089303
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

education, higher
low-income students
social status
student aspirations

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Resisting Educational Inequality: Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities. ed. / Susanne Gannon; Robert Hattam; Wayne Sawyer. U.K.: Routledge, 2018. p. 82-95.

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