Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis
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.
Repository Citation
Reavis, Tangela Blakely. Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis (2018). Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Jamila Lee-Johnson, Ashley N. Gaskew. New York, NY: Routledge. [book_chapter]. https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/school-education-faculty-works/1820
