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Educational capital as a catalyst for upward social mobility amongst British Asians: a three-generational analysis

British educational research journal, 2013-08, Vol.39 (4), p.714-732 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2013 British Educational Research Association ;2012 British Educational Research Association ;ISSN: 0141-1926 ;EISSN: 1469-3518 ;DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2012.677414 ;CODEN: BERJEL

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Title:
Educational capital as a catalyst for upward social mobility amongst British Asians: a three-generational analysis
Author: Basit, Tehmina N.
Subjects: Academic Aspiration ; Asian people ; Asians ; Attitude Measures ; British Asians ; Capital ; Competency tests ; Conceptualization ; Costs ; Cultural Capital ; Education ; Educational Attainment ; Educational Background ; educational capital ; Ethnography ; Families & family life ; Family Characteristics ; Family life ; Focus Groups ; Foreign Countries ; generations ; Grandparents ; Higher Education ; Immigrants ; Interviews ; Parent Attitudes ; Parents & parenting ; Photography ; Quality of education ; Social Capital ; Social Mobility ; South Asian cultural groups ; South Asians ; United Kingdom ; Upward mobility ; young people ; Youth
Is Part Of: British educational research journal, 2013-08, Vol.39 (4), p.714-732
Description: This paper is based on research that examined intergenerational dynamics amongst British South Asians regarding education and family life. The study investigated the perspectives of grandparents, parents and young people to establish how family attributes and education were perceived by these three groups. The methods used to gather data were focus groups and individual interviews. These were complemented by digital ethnography, which involved using photographs taken by the young people for reflection during interviews. Drawing on Bourdieu, Putnam and Coleman's theses of cultural and social capitals, the paper forwards the concept of educational capital, as the findings suggest a high emphasis on the acquisition of educational capital for upward social mobility amongst all groups.
Publisher: London: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0141-1926
EISSN: 1469-3518
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2012.677414
CODEN: BERJEL
Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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Educational capital as a catalyst for upward social mobility amongst British Asians: a three-generational analysis

Copyright © 2013 British Educational Research Association ;2012 British Educational Research Association ;ISSN: 0141-1926 ;EISSN: 1469-3518 ;DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2012.677414 ;CODEN: BERJEL

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