Becoming an academic: the role of doctoral capital in the field of education |
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| Authors: | Jude Walker EeSeul Yoon |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;2. Department of Educational Policy Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper draws on Bourdieu’s concepts of field, capital and habitus to examine the learning and enculturation of alumni of a Canadian PhD programme in the discipline of Education. We introduce the concept of doctoral capital to help explain how and why some PhD graduates go on to secure faculty positions and others do not. Our research suggests that certain existing and acquired academic practices, attributes, dispositions and behaviours collectively form a type of doctoral capital that alumni can then use in the academic marketplace. |
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| Keywords: | Bourdieu Canada capitals doctoral education student experience |
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