Government Policy and Postsecondary Education in Alberta
A ‘Field Theory’ Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8158145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Schmaus (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), Randolph Wimmer (University of Alberta) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-107 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alberta Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-4805 • E-ISSN: 1923-1857 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.55016/ojs/ajer.v59i1.55697 |
| OpenAlex | W2232654629 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
While the landscape of postsecondary education in Alberta continues to expand and diversify, there seems to be very little written about the organization of postsecondary education in the province over the past 15 to 20 years (Wimmer & Schmaus, 2010). This paper provides an analysis of postsecondary education in Alberta over the past 15 to 20 years using social theory, specifically “thinking tools” (Grenfell & James, 2004) provided in Bourdieu’s Field Theory to reveal power struggles in the system. Government policies that drive postsecondary institutions to struggle for position in market-like conditions while tightly controlling the parameters of that market are explored. We discuss the role government policy plays in the reproduction of power structures and their distribution of capital in the province of Alberta. Alors que l’éducation postsecondaire en Alberta continue à s’étendre et à se diversifier, on a très peu écrit sur son organisation dans les 15 ou 20 dernières années (Wimmer & Schmaus, 2010). Cet article analyse l’éducation postsecondaire en Alberta dans les 15 ou 20 dernières années par le biais de la théorie sociale, notamment les outils de pensée (Grenfell & James, 2004) de la théorie des champs de Bourdieu, de sorte à dévoiler les luttes pour le pouvoir au sein du système. Nous nous penchons sur les politiques gouvernementales qui poussent les établissements postsecondaires à se battre pour leur position dans des conditions qui ressemblent à celles du marché tout en contrôlant strictement les paramètres de ce marché. Nous discutons le rôle des politiques gouvernementales dans la reproduction des structures du pouvoir et leur répartition du capital aux établissements postsecondaires en Alberta
Government (linguistics) · Humanities · Physics · Political science · Power (physics) · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Distinction
Distinction
The State Nobility
Researching social inequalities in education
The sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and researching education policy
Bourdieu as education policy analyst and expert
Fields and institutional strategy
Change in the field—chang ing the field
Higher Education in Canada
News Media as a “Journalistic Field
Sociology in question
Reproduction in education, society, and culture
An invitation to reflexive sociology
It's all becoming a habitus
An Invitation of Reflexive Sociology
Rethinking the State
From Ruling Class to Field of Power
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |