All parents want the best education for their children (Vincent 2017), but not all parental actions are created equal (Lareau 2015). One of the explanations of this phenomenon provided in
Whose higher education experience is it anyway? – Rethinking the university ideal. Bourdieu’s (2015) concept of habitus was central to the research I undertook as part of my EdD, looking
For some time now I have been intrigued by the fact that very few people have used Bourdieu’s reflections on curriculum in their own research. Although Bourdieu’s work is now
Academic governance involves overseeing teaching and research within universities and protecting their quality and standards. It is important because academic governance is what enables teaching and research to take place.
During the dark days of my PhD, particularly when working graveyard shifts at my hotel, I used to fantasise about a distant future in which I travelled to foreign countries
[This post is part of a series – click here for the first blog] Mark and Christina’s presentation on Bourdieu in ECER was tokenly about the methodological implications of habitus,
