International education and the pursuit of ‘Western’ capitals: middle-class Nigerian fathers’ strategies of class reproduction

Studies have shown the ways in which non-Western middle- and upper-class families are seeking to educate their children West. The rationale for this kind of social reproduction strategy is acquisition ‘valuable’ cultural symbolic capitals can be advantageous graduate job market both home country internationally. Presenting a case study four middle-class Nigerian fathers, paper reveals behind these fathers’ decision opt out HE sectors. focuses on three Western – specifically institutional (a Canadian degree), embodied (high proficiency English language) (Canadian citizenship) will position parents’ advantageously future. concludes by presenting an argument that children, parents become implicated hegemonic discourse ‘West best’.