A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses

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A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses. / Connolly, Daniel J; Allen-Collinson, Lacquelyn; Evans, Adam B.

In: Sport, Education and Society, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2016, p. 1144-1160.

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Connolly, DJ, Allen-Collinson, L & Evans, AB 2016, 'A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses', Sport, Education and Society, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1144-1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2014.994175

APA

Connolly, D. J., Allen-Collinson, L., & Evans, A. B. (2016). A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses. Sport, Education and Society, 21(8), 1144-1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2014.994175

Vancouver

Connolly DJ, Allen-Collinson L, Evans AB. A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses. Sport, Education and Society. 2016;21(8):1144-1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2014.994175

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Connolly, Daniel J ; Allen-Collinson, Lacquelyn ; Evans, Adam B. / A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses. In: Sport, Education and Society. 2016 ; Vol. 21, No. 8. pp. 1144-1160.

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abstract = "There is currently a distinct dearth of research into how sports students{\textquoteright} career aspirations are formed during their post-compulsory education. This article, based on an ethnographic study of sport students in tertiary education, draws on data collected from two first-year cohorts (n = 34) on two different courses at a further education college in England. The study draws on ethnographic observations, and semi-structured group interviews, to examine in-depth the contrasting occupational perspectives emergent within these two groups of mainly working-class students, and how specific cultural practices affect students{\textquoteright} career aspirations. Utilising a Bourdieusian framework, the paper analyses the internalised, often latent cultural practices that impact upon these students{\textquoteright} diverse career aspirations. The hitherto under-researched dimension of inter-habitus interaction and also the application of doxa are outlined. The article reveals how the two student cohorts are situated within a complex field of relations, where struggles for legitimisation, academic accomplishment and numerous forms of lucrative capital become habituated. The study offers salient Bourdieusian-inspired insights into the career aspirations of these redominantly workingclass students and the ways in which certain educational practices contribute to the production and reproduction of class inequalities.",
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