Assured optimism in a Scottish girls’ school: Habitus and the (re)production of global privilege
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Forbes, Joan and Lingard, Bob. (2015). Assured optimism in a Scottish girls’ school: Habitus and the (re)production of global privilege. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 36(1), pp. 116 - 136. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.967839
Authors | Forbes, Joan and Lingard, Bob |
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Abstract | This paper examines how high levels of social–cultural connectedness and academic excellence, inflected by gender and social class, constitute a particular school habitus of ‘assured optimism’ at an elite Scottish girls’ school. In Bourdieuian terms, Dalrymple is a ‘forcing ground’ for the ‘intense cultivation’ of a particular privileging habitus. The paper analyses the ‘institutional’ habitus of this particular private girls’ school, drawing on headteacher interviews and student survey and focus group data, and relevant documents. The school is currently re-positioning itself to educate girls for global professional futures through the production of a desired habitus and certain spatio-temporalities. |
Keywords | elite schooling; habitus; assured optimism; multiple capitals; spatio-temporalities; soft practices |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | British Journal of Sociology of Education |
Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 116 - 136 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0142-5692 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.967839 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84918579833 |
Page range | 116 - 136 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85978/assured-optimism-in-a-scottish-girls-school-habitus-and-the-re-production-of-global-privilege
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