School Ethos and the Spatial Turn: "Capacious" Approaches to Research and Practice

Autor/inn/en	Manchester, Helen; Bragg, Sara
Titel	School Ethos and the Spatial Turn: "Capacious" Approaches to Research and Practice
Quelle	In: Qualitative Inquiry, 19 (2013) 10, S.818-827 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-8004
DOI	10.1177/1077800413503800
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary Schools; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Research; Research Methodology; Educational Practices; School Space; Social Justice; Case Studies; Role; Researchers; Educational Environment; Art; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Schulraum; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rollen; Researcher; Forscher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Arts; Kunst
Abstract	This article argues that specific spatial imaginaries are embedded in current debates about school ethos and research methods. It takes the reader on a journey around an English multicultural primary school supported by the creative learning program Creative Partnerships, exploring how creative arts practices (re)configured sociospatial relations within the school community over a 3-year period. The article proposes the metaphor of "capaciousness" to illuminate aspects of research and practice in schools concerning space, learning, and the significance of the connections of schools to other spaces, places, and networks. Recognizing these connections enables us to take account of issues of social justice particularly in relation to schools located in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. A spatial theorization of ethos also questions the concept of boundaries in case study research, and highlights the role of researcher interpretation in constituting what can be recognized as "creative" school ethos. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10