Exploring Student Loneliness in Higher Education A Discursive Psycho
This book is an in-depth qualitative linguistic study of loneliness disclosures in interviews with undergraduate students in the UK. While much loneliness research has been undertaken in the areas of psychology, social policy and education, such stud
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Exploring Student Loneliness in Higher Education “In this very timely and topical book, the author breaks with the dominant quantitative paradigm in order to focus on the detail of narrated experience of loneliness.” —Dariusz Galasinski, Professor of Discourse and Cultural Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UK “A timely and important work, providing sensitive and perceptive analysis into a long-neglected challenge facing students in UK higher education today. Highly recommended reading for all who seek a greater understanding of their students’ experiences.” —Sarah Turner, Lecturer in English (Stylistics), Coventry University, UK
Lee Oakley
Exploring Student Loneliness in Higher Education A Discursive Psychology Approach
Lee Oakley University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK
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To my parents, Julie and John
Acknowledgements
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the many undergraduate students who kindly (and anonymously) volunteered their time and personal experiences for the purpose of this research. Whilst the bounds of confidentiality do not allow me to name you here, I acknowledge your contributions with great appreciation. I am grateful to the many colleagues I have had at the University of Birmingham, and currently have at the University of Portsmouth, where this research was conducted. For their moral support, comments on drafts and/or participation in data sessions, I would especially like to th
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