Higher education students' aspirations for their post-university lives: evidence from six European nations.
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Brooks, Rachel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-1673
Gupta, Achala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3172-8198
Jayadeva, Sazana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-2263
Abstract
While there is now a relatively large literature on young people's aspirations with respect to their transitions from compulsory schooling, the body of work on the aspirations of those within higher education is rather less well-developed. This article draws on data from undergraduate students in six European countries to explore their hopes for their post-university lives. It demonstrates that although aspirations for employment were discussed most frequently, non-economic plans and desires were also important. Moreover, despite significant commonalities across the six nations, aspirations were also differentiated, to some extent at least, by national context, institutional setting and subject of study.
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Aspiration, Europe, higher education, place, students
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Child Geogr
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1473-3285
1473-3277
1473-3277
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Informa UK Limited