Lad culture in online and offline UK higher education spaces
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Geography and Planning
Abstract
Lad culture in online and offline UK higher education spaces
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Lucy Jackson (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Alexandra Kendrick (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/P000665/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2027 | |||
| 1948262 | Studentship | ES/P000665/1 | 01/10/2017 | 31/05/2021 | Alexandra Kendrick |
| Description | This is currently in progress, as I am in the analysis stage of this project, and I am currently analysing data through Nvivo. What has currently emerged from this research, in using a combination of interviews, focus groups, autoethnographic writing and policy document analysis are several key findings. These methods have been undertaken at two case study higher education institutions in the North West of England, and have involved conversations with students and key staff members. It is too early to say yet what the key findings of this project are, as these will later be used to formulate the chapters of my thesis, articles for publication and non-academic outputs. Currently this research has uncovered contestations around the term lad culture, bringing into question what this currently means to students and staff at these institutions. This research has explored how it manifests within student life and what the key issues are relating to it. This research has also considered how intersecting forms of identity alter students experiences of lad culture on campus. Furthermore, this research has also explored institutional responses to this issue on campus. This has included policy responses, student union responses, disciplinary action taken, mental health support offered to students, etc. What has emerged so far is clear gaps or issues in institutional responses. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes of this funding will be used to write articles for academic publication. These will be written up alongside my thesis, once I have completed the analysis stage of my research. I am also hoping to produce non-academic outputs, in the form of recommendations or briefings to both the institutions studied, and the relevant student unions. These will be written up towards the end of my funding period and submitted as part of an ongoing conversation with student unions at both institutions. |
| Sectors | Education |