Editor: Viv Edwards (University of Reading, UK)
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Volume: 11 Number: 2 Page: 96–112
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Literacy and Bourdieu's Sociological Theory: A Reframing
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Vicki Carrington and Allan Luke
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This paper argues that the sociological frameworks developed by Pierre Bourdieu provide a powerful model for understanding the functions and consequences of literacies in the life paths of students.
Bourdieu's concepts of 'habitus', 'field' and 'capital' offer a sociological vocabulary for analysis and description of students' literate competences and life trajectories. Implications for educators, administrators,
curriculum developers and teacher-educators identified here include the need for broader public discussions and classroom understandings about field-specific social consequences of literacy.
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