Bridging scholarly habitus and lifeworlds

Insights into educational structures and children’s experiences

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ID16778328
AuthorsElise Waghorn (0000-0001-6110-3845, MIT University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume23
Issue6
Pages1186-1199
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Futures in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-2103 • E-ISSN: 1478-2103
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14782103251327918
OpenAlexW4408479867
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This article explores factors in children’s lifeworlds that influence academic success, focussing on schooling structures and policies in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. It provides context on early childhood education sectors in each location, highlighting formal learning experiences prior to primary school. By examining diverse educational policies and systems, the article fosters a deeper understanding of how children’s attitudes, dispositions, sense of belonging and educational success vary according to their scholarly habitus. It emphasises the range and variances within these systems and their potential impact on children’s academic engagement through the theoretical lens of Bourdieu. The findings contribute to childhood studies, shedding light on why students in different regions perform differently in high-stakes assessments. It underscores the connections between location, extracurricular activities, school engagement and scholarly habitus in shaping educational outcomes

Cultural capital · Epistemology · Habitus · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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