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The influence of teacher habitus on students’ applications to elite universities

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ID11166322
AuthorsChad Oliver (0000-0001-5280-9838, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Caroline Oliver, Nigel Kettley (b University of Cambridge, Institute of Continuing Education , Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ, UK)
Year2010
Volume31
Issue6
Pages737-753
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01425692.2010.515105
OpenAlexW2091120238
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited33

Low application rates of state school students to elite universities have been identified as a factor in their limited participation in elite universities. This article explores the role of teachers in state schools and colleges in guiding higher education (HE) choice. Drawing on qualitative research with teachers and students in six institutions, we identify differential practices that corroborate explanations of an ‘institutional habitus’ shaping students’ likely pathways to HE. However, we suggest that attention is paid to teacher habitus, demonstrating how teachers’ political and ethical dispositions as well as their social capital are potential factors shaping students’ decision‐making about HE, and elite university applications in particular

Cultural capital · Elite · Habitus · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Higher Education Governance and Development

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Citations per year2,29
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
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