Nicola Ingram is Professor of Sociology of Education and Director of the Education and Social Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. Jessie Abrahams is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol. Ann-Marie Bathmaker is Professor Emerita of Vocational and Higher Education at the University of Birmingham. Laura Bentley is an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham Harriet Bradley is an Emerita Professor at the universities of Bristol and the West of England Tony Hoare is a Consultant at the University of Bristol, after retirement from its Research Director in Widening Participation. Vanda Papafilippou is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management at the University of the West of England, Bristol Richard Waller is Professor of Education and Social Justice at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
"""A must-read for anyone interested in grasping how the experience of higher education has altered. It offers a unique insight into the process of generational change and the transformation of the role of the academic."" Frank Furedi, University of Kent ""A very important book on graduates' experiences of the labour market, offering a strong sociological analysis of how inequalities continue to affect the transition between higher education and work."" Gerbrand Tholen, City, University of London ""Questions long-standing discourses surrounding aspirations, social mobility and success by examining the transition from university to the labour market. Theoretically rich and methodologically powerful, this book illustrates the class work involved in varying forms of capital that differentially position graduates ... a must-read."" Amy E. Stich, University of Georgia ""Offers unparalleled access to the hidden motivations behind career decisions and desires, so often absent from policy decisions or employment discourses."" Sarah O'Shea, Curtin University"