The unequal construction of the student experience in young university students from south of the Buenos Aires Metro- politan Area

Abstract

Various studies show that the massification observed in universities over the last two decades has occurs alongside the incorporation of a student population that is, predominantly, the first generation of university students in their families. This research shows that, in the case of the most disadvantaged sectors, the inclusion of young people in the education system is the result of an accumu-
lation of disadvantages in educational and social conditions. The research framed in this paper aims to understand the complex web that shapes the student experience of young people who have recently entered universities in the south of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, identifying the dimensions that define, promote
or hinder academic achievement and permanence in universities. Within this framework, the objective is to describe and interpret their educational trajectories,
the cultural practices that are part of their daily and social life, the media and technological practices of access to knowledge, their experiences as new students, their expectations about their immediate academic and more immediate professional and/or employment future, among others. For the development of the research, a methodological complementarity is chosen, which articulates quantitative and qualitative research techniques and strategies.