Desirability, technical skills, and misrecognition: Cultural capital and rural students’ social integration in elite Chinese universities

THIS paper represents one aspect of work done to build a model of a Reflective and Critical Internship Program under the general rubric of teacher pre-service education. If teacher interns are to be effective the need to be involved in problematising their everyday experiences. The focus in this paper is on the fear that teacher interns have about classroom management. They are often obsessed with mastery of skills. How can we, as teacher educators, wean interns beyond technical skills towards a process where they can try to put their own work into a wider context? This paper makes use of voice and, to a lesser extent, the concepts of local theories, cultural capital, problematising dominant discourses, sites, social interaction and reflection as pedagogical categories for the purpose of analysis. The analysis is done within the framework of qualitative methodology by using quotations from data collected during interviews and reflective sessions.

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Demystifying gaokao : cultural capital and university access of rural students in China

10.5353/th_991043976594903414 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaoliang Li

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

Rural Students ◽

University Access

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Don't Ask Me Where I'm From: Thoughts of Immigrants to Catalonia on Social Integration and Cultural Capital

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research ◽

10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.01039.x ◽

2011 ◽

pp. no-no

Author(s):

PEP SUBIRÓS

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

Social Integration

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Immigrant perceptions of integration in the Canadian workplace

Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal ◽

10.1108/edi-02-2019-0086 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Secil E. Ertorer ◽

Jennifer Long ◽

Melissa Fellin ◽

Victoria M. Esses

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

Social Integration ◽

Corporate Culture ◽

Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Intercultural Skills ◽

Workplace Experiences ◽

Immigrant Experiences ◽

Integration Strategies

PurposeThis paper explores integration experiences of immigrants in the Canadian workplace from the perspective of immigrants themselves, focusing on cultural capital and cultural judgments as factors influencing workplace entry, advancement and social integration in an increasingly diverse work environment.Design/methodology/approachAn interpretive approach that involved thematic analysis of in-depth interview data was employed.FindingsThe findings reveal that the official two-way multiculturalism policy of Canada is not reflected in the Canadian workplace and that structural forces of assimilation are evident. Cultural judgments and immigrants' cultural capital create barriers for integration.Research limitations/implicationsWhile highlighting important aspects of immigrant experiences within the Canadian workplace, the study findings cannot generate a fully representative theorization of immigrant employment experiences in Canada. Further studies with diverse migrant groups in different parts of the country would shed more light on the issues faced by immigrants.Practical implicationsThe barriers to social integration identified by this study can be largely overcome by improving intercultural skills and cultural intelligence of employers and employees through training and incorporating values of diversity and inclusion into the corporate culture.Social implicationsThe factors that foster and hinder workplace integration identified by this study can inform workplace integration strategies and related policies.Originality/valueMuch of the literature concerning immigrants' position in Canada address the economic integration and economic well-being of immigrants, focusing on quantitative, macro level analyses of earnings disparity and labor market segmentation. There is a lack of qualitative research that explores the integration process through the lens of immigrants. Informed by the theories of cultural capital, cultural judgment and integration, the study sheds light on the everyday workplace experiences of skilled migrants and perceived barriers to workplace entry, advancement and social integration.

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