Examining Student Engagement with Science Through a Bourdieusian Notion of Field |
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| Authors: | Spela Godec Heather King Louise Archer Emily Dawson Amy Seakins |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Education, Practice and Society, UCL Institute of Education,University College London,London,England;2.School of Education, Communication and Society,King’s College London,London,England;3.UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies,University College London,London,England;4.Academic Partnerships,Imperial College London,London,England |
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| Abstract: | Student engagement with science is a long-standing, central interest within science education research. In this article, we examine student engagement with science using a Bourdiusian lens, placing a particular emphasis on the notion of field. Over the course of one academic year, we collected data in an inner London secondary science classroom through lesson observations, interviews and discussion groups with students, and interviews with the teacher. We argue that applying Bourdieusian theory can help better understand differential patterns of student engagement by directing attention to the alignment between students’ habitus and capital, and the field. Student behaviours that did not meet the requirements of the wider field were not recognised and valued as constituting engagement. Even when the ‘rules of the game’ of the science classroom were understood by the students, the tensions they experienced within the field made engaging with science impossible and undesirable. We discuss how a greater focus on the field can be useful for planning future interventions aimed at making science education more equitable. |
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