Negative capital: A generalised definition and application to educational effectiveness and equity
Hall, J; Allan, A; Tomlinson, M; et al.Kelly, A; Lindorff, A
Date: 18 November 2020
Journal
Oxford Review of Education
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Abstract
The concept of capital has risen in prominence within educational policy and practice in the
UK since Ofsted introduced cultural capital into its inspection processes in 2019. At the same
time, fractured discourses exist across different types of capital - one of which concerns capitals
that are negative in constitution and/or impact. ...
The concept of capital has risen in prominence within educational policy and practice in the
UK since Ofsted introduced cultural capital into its inspection processes in 2019. At the same
time, fractured discourses exist across different types of capital - one of which concerns capitals
that are negative in constitution and/or impact. This paper addresses both through:
- A systematic literature review of these negativities (in social, economic, and intellectual
capital) and a thematic analysis of these papers, leading to the derivation of a definition
of negative capital.
- An evaluation of the merit of negative capital via its compatibility with Bourdieu’s
concepts of social field, social field homology, habitus, and hysteresis.
- The application of negative capital to a range of examples from educational practice
and theory, including a challenge to Ofsted’s use of cultural capital.
School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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