Construction of students in higher education policy

A new article from the ‘Eurostudents’ project has just been published in the journal Compare. It explores some of the dominant constructions of students that emerged from our analysis of higher education policy documents in six European countries (Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain). We consider students as, variously, ‘objects of criticism’, investors or investments, and bearers of rights or duties. We also assess how students are positioned spatially and, in particular, the extent to which they are seen as Europeans. You can read the full article here.