Social Class And Learning
This post unpacks how social class operates as a powerful force in educational socialization and achievement, drawing on key sociological theories and evidence. Here, we propose an integrated model illustrating how educational contexts contribute to social class disparities in education over and beyond individual characteristics. Social class plays a key role in shaping educational outcomes.
Let's explore the impact of social class on educational attainment and academic achievement. This chapter reiterates this connection in a description and appropriation of Pierre Bourdieus sociology of education, and argues that his abstractions allow both researchers and teachers to better understand lived social class experiences. After outlining and discussing the sociological hypothesis that institutions play a role in the perpetuation of inequalities, we present social psychological research that highlights how...
Imagine a world where your social class determines your educational opportunities and future success. Unfortunately, this is a reality for many individuals. In this article, we will explore the key insights into the impact of social class on education.
Students in the classroom come from differing backgrounds and home environments, and certainly some students begin school with a greater advantage than others. A great deal of research has demonstrated a relationship between social class and academic achievement (1). Long-term trends suggest that as societies industrialize and modernize, social class becomes increasingly important in determining educational outcomes and occupational attainment.
This chapter locates the classed nature of education within a critical socio-historical framework, and considers how questions of social class are played out not only in the classroom but also at the institutional and the systemic level. In this conceptual literature review, the authors analyze research from the last 20 years to explore how social class discourses are reproduced, resisted, and appropriated within Kindergarten through Grade 12 classrooms in the United States.
