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Government Policy and Postsecondary Education in Alberta

A ‘Field Theory’ Analysis

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ID8158145
AuthorsDavid Schmaus (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), Randolph Wimmer (University of Alberta)
Year2013
Volume59
Issue1
Pages92-107
Publication date2013-12-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAlberta Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-4805 • E-ISSN: 1923-1857
PublisherUniversity of Alberta Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.55016/ojs/ajer.v59i1.55697
OpenAlexW2232654629
LanguageEN
References cited18

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

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