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Bourdieu and Education Acts of Practical Theory
208 Pages
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Routledge
208 Pages
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Routledge
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This text details the practical applications of Bourdieu's theories in a series of specific pedagogic research studies, showing how his ideas can be put into practice. Language, gender, career decision-making and the experience of higher education students are all covered. Questions are also raised concerning research methodology. The authors examine Bourdieu's interest in the position of the... Read more
Introduction, Part I Bourdieu in Education, Theory, Practice and Pedagogic Research, The Need for an Epistemological ‘Break’, Part II Practical Applications, Cultural Reproduction: Mothers Involvement in Their Children’s Primary Schooling, Language and the Classroom, Career Decision Making and the Transition from School to Work, Higher Education Field-work: The Interdependence of Teaching, Research and Student Experience, Part III The Practice of Theory, The Practice of Theory, Part IV Theory as Method, Theory as Method, Conclusion
Biography
Michael Grenfell (Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland) (Author) , David James (Author)
