Aspirations, education, and social justice : applying Sen and Bourdieu /

"Caroline Hart presents a radical new paradigm for thinking about the role of education in the development of human flourishing. The book applies Amartya Sen's capability approach to understanding the nature of aspirations in the policy context of strategies to widen participation in highe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hart, Caroline Sarojini (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2013.
Temas:
Sen, Amartya, > 1933-
Bourdieu, Pierre, > 1930-2002.
Bourdieu, Pierre, > 1930-2002
Student aspirations > Great Britain > Case studies.
High school students > Great Britain > Attitudes > Case studies.
Education > Social aspects > Great Britain > Case studies.
Education and globalization > Great Britain > Case studies.
Maturation (Psychology) > Great Britain > Case studies.
Élèves du secondaire > Grande-Bretagne > Attitudes > Études de cas.
Éducation et mondialisation > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Maturation (Psychologie) > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Research.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Education and globalization
Education > Social aspects
High school students > Attitudes
Maturation (Psychology)
Student aspirations
Great Britain
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Education Policy Issues; Introduction; The role of education; Policy theory; International policy context; The development of higher education in England; 2 Sen's Capability Approach; Introduction; The capability approach; Conclusion; 3 Blending Sen and Bourdieu; Introduction; Bourdieu and the concepts of habitus, capital and field; A synthesis of Sen and Bourdieu's key concepts; Conclusion; 4 Evolving Theory into Method; Introduction.
  • Defining the evaluative spaceApplying the capability approach; 5 The Nature of Aspirations; Introduction; The relationship between aspirations and capabilities; The functioning of aspiring; Study S1
  • Bradford; Study S2
  • Sheffield; Conclusion; 6 The Genesis of Capabilities; Introduction; Linking aspirations and capabilities; Changing aspirations and adaptive preferences; Conversion factors influencing the genesis of capability; Study S1 conversion factor analysis; Study S2 conversion factor analysis; Conclusion; 7 Aspirations, Capabilities and Choice; Introduction; School choice.
  • Higher education choicesConclusion; 8 The Promise of Higher Education; Introduction; The promise of choice; The illusion of widening participation; From widening participation to differentiated participation; The promise of value for money; Social mobility; Conclusion; 9 The New Pursuit of Justice; Introduction; Evaluation of widening participation; Process freedom; Democratic deliberative processes; Finding a way forward; Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Notes; References; Subject Index; Author Index.

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