Social class and models of agency
Independent and interdependent agency as educational (dis)advantage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12397129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Jay (0000-0002-1581-9516, Department of Psychology and Centre for Social Issues Research University of Limerick Limerick Ireland, corresponding author), Orla T Muldoon (0000-0001-9082-2443, Department of Psychology and Centre for Social Issues Research University of Limerick Limerick Ireland) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 318-331 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/casp.2370 |
| OpenAlex | W2886615171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 28 |
Social class continues to be associated with achievement in school and attendance in university and higher education. This qualitative study explores this phenomenon, and reports three focus group interviews with middle and working class secondary school students, in Ireland. We explore cultural and identity factors in educational settings. Specifically, our analysis orients to the models of agency experienced by these students. Middle class participants express independent agency in education, through norms of choice, control, and freedom from constraints. In contrast, working class students orient towards an interdependent model of agency and express psychological, social, and material barriers to opportunity in education. However, independent neo‐liberal individualising and meritocratic discourses were expressed by both groups, suggesting the models are complicated and nuanced. Nevertheless, it is concluded that cultural fit and identity compatibility in educational settings, broadly, constitute middle class advantages and working class disadvantages
Agency (philosophy · Attendance · Epistemology · Focus group · Identity (music · Interdependence · Meritocracy · Middle class · Phenomenon · Political science · Social class · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |