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Towards a theoretical framework for the comparative understanding of globalisation, higher education, the labour market and inequality

Towards a theoretical framework for the comparative understanding of globalisation, higher education, the labour market and inequality
Towards a theoretical framework for the comparative understanding of globalisation, higher education, the labour market and inequality
This paper is a theoretical examination of three major empirical trends that affect many people: globalisation, increasingly close relations between higher education (HE) and labour markets, and increasing social inequality. Its aim is to identify key theoretical resources and their
contribution to the development of a comparative theoretical framework for understanding countries’ responses to globalisation with respect to HE and the labour market, and the significance of such responses for social inequality. The method consists in developing a theoretical reading of Bourdieu’s and Brown’s theoretical concepts of social inequality in the interrelation of HE and labour market. As a result this paper presents
preliminary ideas for the theoretical comparison of current societies’ HE systems and labour markets with regard to social inequality in the age of globalisation. It concludes by illustrating the need for further comparative research in this area.
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Kupfer, Antonia
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Kupfer, Antonia
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Kupfer, Antonia (2011) Towards a theoretical framework for the comparative understanding of globalisation, higher education, the labour market and inequality. Journal of Education and Work, 24 (1-2), 185-208. (doi:10.1080/13639080.2010.534345).

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This paper is a theoretical examination of three major empirical trends that affect many people: globalisation, increasingly close relations between higher education (HE) and labour markets, and increasing social inequality. Its aim is to identify key theoretical resources and their
contribution to the development of a comparative theoretical framework for understanding countries’ responses to globalisation with respect to HE and the labour market, and the significance of such responses for social inequality. The method consists in developing a theoretical reading of Bourdieu’s and Brown’s theoretical concepts of social inequality in the interrelation of HE and labour market. As a result this paper presents
preliminary ideas for the theoretical comparison of current societies’ HE systems and labour markets with regard to social inequality in the age of globalisation. It concludes by illustrating the need for further comparative research in this area.

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Published date: 2011
Organisations: Southampton Education School

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Local EPrints ID: 196365
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/196365
ISSN: 1363-9080
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Author: Antonia Kupfer

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