Supporting Working-Class Students in Higher Education: Developing Your Class-Conscious Practice

Placing a spotlight on the classism inherent in higher education, this book highlights the realities that working-class students face when navigating elite higher education spaces and the rewards and challenges of supporting these students in such spaces.

Drawing on the life experiences of academics of working-class heritage and a Student Advisory Board, each chapter is positioned around a “myth” which is debunked with examples, practice, student perspectives, and research. Alongside this, t...