ERIC Number: EJ1210528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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The Pedagogical Logics of Arts-Rich Schools: A Bourdieusian Analysis
Thomson, Pat; Hall, Christine; Earl, Lexi; Geppert, Corinna
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v40 n2 p239-253 2019
The arts are under threat in English schools. But some schools and teachers work against the trend. To understand how they continue to offer rich arts experiences to students, we bring Bourdieusian thinking to arts teacher practices that were common across the 30 secondary schools we studied for three years. In addition to a flexible approach to the curriculum which encouraged independence, intellectual challenge and risk-taking, teachers also engaged in arts brokerage -- embodiment of arts engagement, ensuring students regularly visit cultural events/institutions, using local cultural resources, organising visits from artists/cultural organisations, enabling students to exhibit and perform for wider audiences, connecting students with arts workplaces and enhancing community arts participation. We approach this as a logic of practice associated with arts broker dis/positions drawn from teachers simultaneously occupying two chiasmatic fields -- art and education.
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics, Personality, Educational Policy, Teacher Role, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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