Informational Capital and sens du jeu: Identifying the Quality of Higher Education

Santos, Clarissa Tagliari

doi:10.1590/1809-43412015v12n2p233

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“…Our analysis deploys Pierre Bourdieu's relational theory (Bourdieu, 1987) and its extension to the concepts of cultural fit and informational capital (Archer et al., 2006; Bremer & Lange‐Vester, 2019; Crozier & Reay, 2011; Lehmann, 2013; Munk, 2009; Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015; Waddling et al., 2019; Wilson & Devereux, 2018). Bourdieu's relational approach considers the dynamic interplay of habitus, field and capital and takes into account the inequality of resources related to the socialisation process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The process of acquiring informational capital is affected by and mediated through social (peer) networks in which students deploy corresponding educational strategies. Peer networks can be regarded as one of the best means of “gathering” informational capital on the academic world (Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our analysis deploys Pierre Bourdieu's relational theory (Bourdieu, 1987) and its extension to the concepts of cultural fit and informational capital (Archer et al, 2006;Crozier & Reay, 2011;Lehmann, 2013;Munk, 2009;Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015;Waddling et al, 2019;Wilson & Devereux, 2018).…”

Section: Theore Tic Al Fr Ame Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a Bourdieusian perspective, informational capital can be regarded as a combination of cultural and social capital (Munk, 2009; Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015). It builds on the language and thinking skills acquired prior to university, depends on the availability of competent sources to turn to in the event of a problem, and draws on the certainty that graduating from university is commensurate to one's primary habitus.

Intensive and diverse social networks, community participation, strong feelings of trust, and empowered access to information are the fundamental components of informational capital that […] improves coping capacities, and minimises risk of misinformation and miscommunication.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a Bourdieusian perspective, informational capital can be regarded as a combination of cultural and social capital (Munk, 2009;Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015). It builds on the language and thinking skills acquired prior to university, depends on the availability of competent sources to turn to in the event of a problem, and draws on the certainty that graduating from university is commensurate to one's primary habitus.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Informational capital and the transition to university: First‐in‐family students' experiences in Austrian higher education

Lessky

Nairz‐Wirth

Feldmann

2021

Euro J of Education

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The agenda for widening participation in higher education has led to increasing numbers of students with a broader range of education and family backgrounds. However, transitioning to the university landscape remains a highly complex negotiation process, especially for first‐in‐family students, who cannot draw on previous experience from higher education in their families. Gaining access to informational capital—a combination of cultural and social capital—plays a crucial role in managing education transitions. We draw on rich empirical data obtained from 26 autobiographical narrative interviews with first‐in‐family university students in Austria to investigate how transitions to university are affected by informational capital. We also explore how access to informational capital was influenced by (1) institutional practices, such as initiatives to support students, especially first‐year students; and (2) cultural fit—the extent to which a student's cultural capital corresponded with the dominant cultural capital in the field of their chosen discipline or higher education establishment. Our findings show that gaining access to informational capital was strongly affected by the institutional practices at universities within the different disciplines, thus highlighting the importance of higher education institutions in supporting their students during transition processes. We conclude with policy implications for how higher education institutions can assist first‐in‐family students to succeed at university.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theore Tic Al Fr Ame Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a Bourdieusian perspective, informational capital can be regarded as a combination of cultural and social capital (Munk, 2009;Santos & da Silva Costa, 2015). It builds on the language and thinking skills acquired prior to university, depends on the availability of competent sources to turn to in the event of a problem, and draws on the certainty that graduating from university is commensurate to one's primary habitus.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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