Nicola Ingram is Professor of Education at University College Cork, Ireland. Ann-Marie Bathmaker is Professor Emerita of Vocational and Higher Education at the University of Birmingham. Jessie Abrahams is Lecturer of Education at the University of Bristol. Laura Bentley is ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. Harriet Bradley has retired. Tony Hoare is a Consultant at the University of Bristol, after retirement from his post as Research Director in Widening Participation. Vanda Papafilippou is Senior Lecturer of Human Resources Management at the University of the West of England. Richard Waller is Professor of Education and Social Justice at the University of the West of England.
"""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"