Working-Class Students, Habitus, and the Development of Student Roles: A Canadian Case Study

Autor/in	Lehmann, Wolfgang
Titel	Working-Class Students, Habitus, and the Development of Student Roles: A Canadian Case Study
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 33 (2012) 4, S.527-546 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2012.668834
Schlagwörter	Working Class; Case Studies; Student Role; Foreign Countries; Middle Class; Longitudinal Studies; Academic Achievement; Alienation; Educational Experience; Socialization; Career Choice; College Students; Social Capital; Socioeconomic Background; Student Attitudes; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeiterklasse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Mittelschicht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Schulleistung; Entfremdung; Bildungserfahrung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Collegestudent; Sozialkapital; Sozioökonomische Lage; Schülerverhalten; Kanada
Abstract	As their numbers at university grow, we need to gain a better understanding of the different ways in which working-class students negotiate their potential outsider status in what is often considered an essential middle-class institution. Based on data from a four-year longitudinal, qualitative study of working-class students at a Canadian university, I argue that their acceptance of the ends and means of both the academic and social demands of university contributes to the development of different student roles, which in turn affects their likelihood to succeed academically. Drawing on works by Bourdieu and Bernstein, I present four case studies of students who lived through university committed, alienated or in transition toward either commitment or alienation. I show that despite similar working-class backgrounds, study participants' reaction to university was anything but predictable. Instead, prior socialization, clear and realistic career goals, and chance encounters at university played an important role in their approach to university life. (Contains 1 note and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10