Resistance to Schooling and Educational Outcomes: questions of structure and agency
Titel:
Resistance to Schooling and Educational Outcomes: questions of structure and agency
Auteur:
McFadden, Mark G.
Verschenen in:
British journal of sociology of education
Paginering:
Jaargang 16 (1995) nr. 3 pagina's 293-308
Jaar:
1995-09
Inhoud:
Resistance theory approaches questions of structure and agency as a divide. Resistance crosses boundaries of class, race and gender, but does not point to actions likely to lead to change in present social relations. There is a need to move beyond limited resistance perspectives to focus on individuals and groups as creative agents able to effect change in social structures. A more dynamic theory of individual, social and cultural change is needed to enable an understanding of how educational settings-including curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment practices-can help bring about just social outcomes for all students. This article draws, in particular, on the work of Willis, Walker, Giddens, and Bernstein to address questions of agency and structure in accounting for educational and social change.
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