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Exploring the cohesion of classroom community from the perspectives of social presence and social capital
Classroom community in higher education benefits students’ learning because it can soothe students’ anxiety about isolation. However, only a small...
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Capital
This chapter employs the Marxian conception of capital to propose a framework for understanding political-economic relations in higher education. In...
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‘Go away and make a big thing of yourself somewhere else’: precarious mobilities and the uses of international capital in Irish academia
The article interrogates the ‘mobility imperative’ and its impact on precarious academics. Drawing on 40 biographic interviews with academics with...
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Where to study abroad? American college students’ choice of a study abroad destination: pre-college, college and program capital
Despite the position of the United States as a top destination for international student mobility and the advancement of research on study abroad...
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Ties that Bond and Bridge: Exploring Social Capital Among College Students with Foster Care Histories Using a Novel Social Network Instrument (FC-Connects)
College students with foster care backgrounds have demonstrably lower graduation rates than peers, and resources obtained through their social...
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Reflection of social capital in educational processes: emotional literacy and emotional labor context
Previous attempts to explain teachers’ educational effectiveness have mostly focused on personal traits, organizational commitment, pedagogical...
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Beyond Capital
The final chapter of the book centres on the indispensable aspect of any Marxian critique: “beyond”. Adopting both diachronic and synchronic...
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Rethinking teacher evaluation using human, social, and material capital
Teacher evaluation’s relationship with instructional improvement is under-theorized in the literature. To address this gap, this paper uses a...
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Political Capital Imbalance Between University Leaders and University Academic Publications: Evidence from Elite Universities in China
Leadership is a critical determinant of university performance. While much attention has been given to the personal traits of university leaders, the...
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A Missing Piece of the Puzzle? Exploring Whether Science Capital and STEM Identity are Associated with STEM Study at University
Internationally, there are concerns that more needs to be done to address the inequalities in participation in science, technology, engineering, and...
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Redefining Organizational Sustainability Through Revam** Digital Capital
Organizational sustainability along with the digital accumulation of skills and competencies of human capital opens the way for digital capital...
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Re-examining cultural reproduction theory: cultural capital and adolescent academic achievement in China
Scholars extensively tested cultural reproduction theory on the basis of different data and measurements in the western context. However, research on...
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Ethnic Differences in Social Capital Mobilization at the Transition to Vocational Training in Germany
In this chapter, we provide an in-depth analysis of the differences between students with and without a migration background in Germany in mobilising...
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Evaluating a complex and sustained STEM engagement programme through the lens of science capital: insights from Northeast England
BackgroundSTEM education providers increasingly use complex intervention models to redress persistent under-representation in STEM sectors. These...
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The influence of expressive and instrumental social capital from parents on women and underrepresented minority students’ declaration and persistence in engineering majors
BackgroundSocial capital, defined as the people one knows and the resources available through that network of people, has been a key variable in...
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Capital
This chapter is the culmination of the previous chapter’s focus on habitus and field. The chapter explores what capital looks like in a higher...
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Cultural Capital, Cultural Participation and Musical Preferences
The process and operationalisation of Bourdieu’s theory on the intergenerational transmission of musical preference are receiving increased...
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Perceived Social Support, Psychological Capital, and Subjective Well-Being among College Students in the Context of Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examined the relationship between perceived social support and subjective well-being among college students in the context of online...
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Social Capital: A Common Purpose
Early in my teaching career, I would often read to my outdoor education students from books that focused on communication, group processing,...
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Training design for social inclusion: The impact of sociodemographic factors on immigrant learners in Dutch adult education programs
This study explores the impact of adult basic education programs aimed at enhancing social inclusion for immigrant learners in the Netherlands. Basic...
