Persistent educational, economic and social inequalities perpetuate unequal participation in higher education for a significant number of students in both developing and developed contexts, offering these students fewer opportunities to convert academic resources into equal participation. Enhancing the Freedom to Flourish in Higher Education explores the insight that student narratives can offer to the debate surrounding the complex reasons of why some students flourish at university while others are marginalised socially and academically. Proposing a new model of equal participation that draws not only on international comparisons, but is also embedded in the experiences of students, the book offers practical suggestions on how to enhance opportunities for equal participation.

Chapter 1: Inequality in Higher Education Chapter 2: Structures of Unequal Participation Chapter 3: The Capability Approach and Inequality in Higher Education Chapter 4: Introducing Student Narratives Chapter 5: Structural Constraints to Participation Chapter 6: Student Agency in Higher Education Chapter 7: Capabilities for Equal Participation Chapter 8: Creating Just Universities