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Glossary
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HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency)
HESA collects and analyses data on UK higher education, including student demographics, outcomes, and institutional performance.
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Habitus
Habitus is a system of embodied dispositions, habits, and ways of thinking that individuals acquire through socialisation.
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Hegemonic Masculinity
Hegemonic masculinity refers to dominant ideals of masculinity that reinforce male power and the subordination of other gender identities.
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Hegemonic Power
Hegemonic power refers to the dominance of a ruling class or group through cultural and ideological means rather than coercion.
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Hidden Curriculum
The hidden curriculum refers to the implicit values, behaviours, and norms transmitted through education, often reinforcing social hierarchies.
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Historical Materialism
Marx’s theory that material economic conditions shape historical development and social structures.
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Homology
Homology refers to structural similarities between different fields, where positions in one field correspond to those in another (e.g., educational and economic capital reinforcing each other).
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Horizons for Action
Diane Reay’s concept of horizons for action describes how students' educational choices are shaped by their social background and perceived possibilities.
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Hyperreality
A concept from Jean Baudrillard, hyperreality refers to the blurring of reality and representation, where media and simulations become indistinguishable from reality itself.
