Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis

SMC Author

Tangela Blakely Reavis

Status

Faculty

School

Kalmanovitz School of Education

Department

Multi

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Publication / Conference / Sponsorship

Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education

Editor

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Jamila Lee-Johnson, Ashley N. Gaskew

Publisher/Venue

New York, NY: Routledge

Description/Abstract

Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of social reproduction is appropriate for understanding persistent inequality in the American education system. It provides a deeper consideration of the larger social inequalities and potential for reproduction of these inequalities that may influence outcomes, actions, and experiences. This chapter describes the theoretical concepts in Bourdieu’s social reproduction theory and outlines a technique that includes the ways one might apply that theory in qualitative data analysis. I do this as a way to better connect the data to larger social issues—in this case, to show inequality between schools.

Scholarly

yes

Peer Reviewed

1

ISBN

9781138067004

Disciplines

Education | Leadership Studies

Original Citation

Reavis, T. B. (2018). Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis. In Winkle-Wagner, R., Lee-Johnson J., Gaskew, A. (Eds.), Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education. New York, NY: Routledge.

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