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Resistance to Schooling and Educational Outcomes

Questions of structure and agency

Bibliographic Data

ID11167382
AuthorsMark McFadden (Charles Sturt University, corresponding author), Mark G McFadden (Charles Sturt University–Mitchell)
Year1995
Volume16
Issue3
Pages293-308
Publication date1995-09-01
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)
DOI10.1080/0142569950160302
OpenAlexW1973054060
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited61

Resistance theory approaches questions of structure and agency as a divide. Resistance crosses boundaries of class, race and gender, but does not point to actions likely to lead to change in present social relations. There is a need to move beyond limited resistance perspectives to focus on individuals and groups as creative agents able to effect change in social structures. A more dynamic theory of individual, social and cultural change is needed to enable an understanding of how educational settings–including curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment practices–can help bring about just social outcomes for all students. This article draws, in particular, on the work of Willis, Walker, Giddens, and Bernstein to address questions of agency and structure in accounting for educational and social change

Agency (philosophy · Curriculum · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Race (biology · Resistance (ecology · Social change · Social science · Social structure · Social theory · Sociology · Structure and agency · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law

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Unique citing works30
Citations per year1
Citation span1996 - 2021 (26)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 30
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