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Students are influenced by their peer networks instead of the invisible hand of meritocracy. This statement by David Riesman is still true today. The volume analyses how students make use of social connections and the expanding opportunities offered by contemporary tertiary education. The results show that the resources provided by higher education institutions may be termed social capital, adding a new dimension to literature related to students and the institutional environment.

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Contents: Social capital in educational research – Context effect on student achievement – Student selection and admission to bachelor and master degree programmes – Indicators of student success in higher education – Embeddedness in interpretive communities – Impact and diversity of campus environments.

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 11/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9783631664261, 978-3631664261
      ISBN10: 3631664265

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      Book Synopsis
      Students are influenced by their peer networks instead of the invisible hand of meritocracy. This statement by David Riesman is still true today. The volume analyses how students make use of social connections and the expanding opportunities offered by contemporary tertiary education. The results show that the resources provided by higher education institutions may be termed social capital, adding a new dimension to literature related to students and the institutional environment.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Social capital in educational research – Context effect on student achievement – Student selection and admission to bachelor and master degree programmes – Indicators of student success in higher education – Embeddedness in interpretive communities – Impact and diversity of campus environments.

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