Capitals and commitment

The Case of a Local Learning and Employment Network

Bibliographic Data

ID2936962
AuthorsAnnelies Kamp (0000-0002-9442-0908, Monash University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume30
Issue4
Pages471-482
Publication date2009-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01596300903237230
OpenAlexW2021634160
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

This article draws on research undertaken with a Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) in the state of Victoria, Australia. LLEN are networks that were implemented by the state government in 2001 to undertake community capacity building through which the outcomes of young people aged 15–19 in education, training and employment would be enhanced. In 2008, in the context of an enhanced federal commitment to social inclusion through ‘joining-up’, the Victorian experience provides insights on the implications of such policy initiatives. Drawing on Bourdieu's discussion of the forms of capital and Granovetter's notion of the strength of weak ties, I argue that stores of economic, cultural and social capital as outlined by Bourdieu were necessary, but insufficient, for LLEN to achieve the objectives with which they were charged given the failure of government to follow through on the implications of its policies. I argue for a commitment on the part of all stakeholders to realise the potential of ‘joining-up’

Cultural capital · Local government · Political science · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Public Administration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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