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SUMMARY:An ordinary journey: Student self-formation at lower-tier higher e
 ducation institutions in China - Yushan Xie (University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Yushan presents findings from her thesis\, w
 hich address the intersection of neoliberalism\, social inequality\, highe
 r education\, and agency as they are embodied in marginalised students’ 
 pursuit and experiences of higher education for upward mobility. Amid the 
 massification and stratification of China’s higher education system\, po
 or\, rural students often attend lowertier institutions perceived as ‘le
 sser’. In contrast to the typical research focus on elite institutions\,
  the thesis studies the experiences of 37 marginalised students studying a
 t three lower-tier higher education institutions in China and how they und
 erstand and navigate their ongoing self-formation in relation to the impli
 cations of lower-tier degrees. The thesis shows that these students experi
 enced a sense of being ordinary and drifting as they tried to balance priv
 ate aspirations\, societal expectations\, and state agendas from afar. It 
 further argues that higher education has become the focal mechanism and ve
 hicle to construct and shape an imagined life trajectory\, within which th
 e self constantly navigates time\, power relations\, and exercises agency.
  \n\nYushan Xie is a PhD candidate in the Department of Education\, Oxford
  University. Her research focuses on higher education\, institutional stra
 tification\, student experience and mobility\, and equity in higher educat
 ion.\n\nJoin in-person or on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetu
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 %22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22eb621b4f-9226-4e31-ab66-1d8ecd405b9d%22%7d\nSpeakers:
 \nYushan Xie (University of Oxford)
LOCATION:15 Norham Gardens (Seminar Room G/H and online)\, 15 Norham Garde
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