Researching social inequalities in education: towards a Bourdieuian methodology
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Article Title | Researching social inequalities in education: towards a Bourdieuian methodology |
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ERA Journal ID | 19965 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Mills, Carmen (Author) and Gale, Trevor (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education |
Journal Citation | 20 (4), pp. 433-447 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0951-8398 |
1366-5898 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09518390601176523 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09518390601176523 |
Abstract | The injustices of 'allowing certain people to succeed, based not upon merit but upon the cultural experiences, the social ties and the economic resources they have access to, often remains unacknowledged in the broader society' (Wacquant, 1998, p. 216). Cognizant of this, we argue that education requires researchers' renewed examination and explanation of its involvement in the construction of social and economic differences. Specifically, we make the case for researchers to consider the theoretical work of Pierre Bourdieu, outlining what we understand by a Bourdieuian methodology, which is informed by socially critical and post-structural understandings of the world. Such methodology attempts to dig beneath surface appearances, asking how social systems work. By asking 'whose interests are being served and how' (Tripp, 1998, p. 37) in the social arrangements we find, Bourdieu can help us to 'work towards a more just social order' (Lenzo, 1995, p. 17). |
Keywords | educational philosophy; Pierre Bourdieu |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
500321. Social and political philosophy | |
441005. Social theory | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Monash University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y326/researching-social-inequalities-in-education-towards-a-bourdieuian-methodology
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