Schools as Sites for Transformation: Exploring the Contribution of Habitus

Autor/inn/en	Horvat, Erin McNamara; Davis, James Earl
Titel	Schools as Sites for Transformation: Exploring the Contribution of Habitus
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 43 (2011) 1, S.142-170 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X09358846
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Dropout Programs; Vocational Education; Change; Personality; Self Esteem; Achievement; Helping Relationship; Social Mobility; Graduates; Interviews; California; Illinois; Massachusetts; Missouri; Pennsylvania; Texas; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Wandel; Personalität; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Performance; Leistung; Helfende Beziehung; Soziale Mobilität; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Schools are often criticized for their role in creating the dropout problem. This article illustrates that with the right resources and approach, educational programs could become sites of transformation rather than reproducers of social inequality. Narrative and thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with graduates of a nationwide program that serves high school dropouts reveals that its asset-based, mission-driven approach touched many aspects of these students' lives and produced changes in elements of their habitus. Aspects of the program that appeared to be central in changing participants' habitus include the development of self-esteem, the ability to accomplish something of value, and the capacity to contribute to the welfare of others. Implications of these findings for influencing the habitus of school dropouts and improving upward social mobility are discussed. (Contains 8 notes and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10