Narratives of transition among students of a private university

This study examines how the interaction of social cultural and symbolic capital may explain to some extent how students make the transition through the interface between school and university and form new identities. It will also explore the main discourses employed by new university entrants to understand structure and negotiate the transition. And finally it will examine how the discourses they employ about their experiences through narratives relate to the construction of new identities empowerment within their specific contexts and the possibilities for future development.