| Capital and Opportunity: A Critical Ethnography of Students At-Risk Contributor(s): Pasco, Rebecca J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761826696 ISBN-13: 9780761826699 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $68.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: This book will contribute to the discussion of issues surrounding students who disengage from public schools. The book describes a study which uses the theory of Pierre Bourdieu to investigate what types of economic, social, cultural, and symbolic capital influenced the individual academic achievement and personal life trajectories of two female high school students identified at-risk. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research - Social Science | Sociology - General - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 302.43 |
| LCCN: 2003110876 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 8.32" W x 8.48" (0.48 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book will contribute to the discussion of issues surrounding students who 'disengage' from public schools. The book describes a study that uses the theory of Pierre Bourdieu to investigate what types of economic, social, cultural, and symbolic capital influenced the individual academic achievement and personal life trajectories of two female high school students identified at-risk. The book discusses how the participants identified and used separate and distinct street and school 'selves' to maximize their capital in settings inside and outside the school, and how some school policies and practices placed the participants in a position of educational disadvantage. |
