Constructions of ‘capability’ in higher education
In the second module, you
will learn about a range of theories and research designed to understand the challenges underrepresented students face as they transition from school to higher education.
- Fragile learner identities
- Constructions of capability
- Capability and misrecognition
- Avoiding deficit discourses
- Discourses of being a ‘good’ student versus ‘bad' student
- Manifestations of problematic constructions
- The ‘hidden curriculum’ in higher education
- Gender, capability and belonging