The role of elite education in social reproduction in France, Belgium and Chile: Towards an analytical model

Abstract

Using a societal analysis perspective that articulates structural, institutional and cognitive dimensions, this article outlines a model examining the contribution made by the schooling system to the social construction of elites. The model is put to the test by a comparative study of elitist educational pathways and their contrasting organisational modes in France, Belgium and Chile. The article shows that both the education of elites, and the role played by school in providing access to privileged social positions, continue to be marked by the distinctive historical construction of each society and education system, despite cross-cutting trends that are linked to globalisation.

A Shifting Capital of Religious Education in the Digitalization Era

“…Digital technology creates a different curriculum for the sake of increasing education costs as the reason. This mechanism provides space for education as a means of unequal social reproduction for human resources (Verhoeven et al, 2022).…”

Education and the production of inequalities across the Global South and North

“…Education has also become an optical reflection of the social world, both of the exterior as a window – mentioned by Oyarzún et al (2021, this special issue) – and also as a mirror reflecting many of the issues that are ongoing in the wider world. These two optical phenomena can be seen in this special issue where authors place education in dialogue with broader social phenomena such as neoliberalism (Oyarzún et al, 2021); citizenship and belonging (Vincent, 2021); social mobility (Chen, 2021); ableism (Peruzzo, 2021); social reproduction (Verhoeven et al, 2021); migration (Cortés Saavedra, 2021); socioeconomic status (Catalán et al, 2021); and segregation (Carrasco et al, 2021). Furthermore, many of these social issues intersect with each other in the field of education.…”