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Scholarship students in elite South African schools : the gift of a scholarship / / Jennifer Wallace, Jennifer Feldman
| Scholarship students in elite South African schools : the gift of a scholarship / / Jennifer Wallace, Jennifer Feldman |
| Autore | Wallace Jennifer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
| Disciplina | 929.374 |
| Collana | Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Elite (Social sciences)
Beques Elit (Ciències socials) Estudiants Condicions econòmiques Condicions socials |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-19-7536-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Introduction -- Framing the Research -- The Contextual Landscape of the Study -- Education during Apartheid -- Education in the "New" South Africa -- The Blurring of Race and Class -- Organization of the Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: The Gift of a Scholarship -- Introduction -- The Role Players -- The Donor Foundations -- The Partner Schools -- The Scholarship Recipients -- A Bourdieusian Framing -- Habitus -- Field -- Capital -- Misrecognition and Symbolic Violence -- Research Design -- Participant Selection Considerations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Setting the Scene: Students in Elite Educational Contexts -- Introduction -- South African Elite Schools -- Elite Schools as Purveyors of "Social Success" -- The "Gift Economy" of Elite Schools -- Elite Schools as "Assimilationist Endeavors" -- The Gendering Practices of Elite Schools -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Entering the Field -- Introduction -- Earning Their Place -- Ready, Set, Go -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Cultural Capital in the Wrong Currency -- Introduction -- The Shock of the Elite: "Another (Surreal) World" -- "The Underwear of Boarding" -- "Trophies of Diversity" -- "A Different (Academic) Playground" -- Sporting Standards: Being "Base-Line from Everyone Else" -- Cultural Differences: "The Foreignness Hit Me Hard" -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Fitting into the "New Normal" -- Introduction -- Making the "Required" Adjustments -- Discussion -- Finding Their Place -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Changing Habitus? -- Introduction -- Embodying "A Certain Quality" -- Developing Beyond "A Box-Mentality" -- Living "A Bipartite Life" -- Benefitting from "A Certain Type of Status" -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Reflections and Playing It Forward -- Key Insights Emanating from a Bourdieusian Analysis -- Equal Players, Level Playing Field? -- The Implicit Social Contract of the Gift -- Effects and Consequences -- Implications for Practice: "Breaking the Bubble" -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910631077503321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wellbeing and Devolution [[electronic resource] ] : Reframing the Role of Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland / / by Jennifer Wallace
| Wellbeing and Devolution [[electronic resource] ] : Reframing the Role of Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland / / by Jennifer Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace Jennifer |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 165 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 320.6 |
| Collana | Wellbeing in Politics and Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Public policy
Great Britain—Politics and government Comparative politics Political science Economic policy Political sociology Public Policy British Politics Comparative Politics Governance and Government Development Policy Political Sociology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Political science
Public policy Great Britain—Politics and government Comparative politics Economic policy Political sociology |
| ISBN | 3-030-02230-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Understanding societal wellbeing -- Chapter 2: Understanding Devolution and Wellbeing in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- Chapter 3: Scotland: Wellbeing as performance management -- Chapter 4: Wales: Wellbeing as sustainable development -- Chapter 5: Northern Ireland: Wellbeing as a vision -- Chapter 5: Cross-jurisdictional analysis -- Chapter 6: Conclusions and reflections. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338047403321 |
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Wallace Jennifer
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| Cham, : Springer Nature, 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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