Space and Environment
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ISSN : 1225-6706
A critical analysis on schools as socio-political space and the reproduction of an elite model
Abstract
This study, based on Amartya Sen’s Capability approach, examines the influenceof schools as a socio-political space on the students’capability formation process. The research subjects are university students who have mainly graduated from AForeign Language High School(referred to as “A School” henceforth). 18 in-depthinterviews were conducted, including 12 in-depth interviews of students who graduatedfrom A School. The study argues that the career prospects of A School’sgraduates ― mostly high-income professions ― are the results of their limitedcapability. The school acts as a microcosm of neoliberal competition, facilitatingKorea’s national morale in utilizing education as a tool for economic returns. Theirmain message to students to enter into the ‘best universities’echo passivity and uniformityas the most important values of education. This research shows that, evenafter graduation, students maintain institutional membership by referencing theirconnections to A School as a networking gateway to high-end professions. Ultimately, A School and A School’s graduates have become a driving force in maintainingcurrent social structures by reproducing the morale of Korea and its neoliberalcompetition. The main contributions are as follows: 1) conceptualizing schoolsas a socio-political space, 2) examining its implications for individuals’capability limitations,and 3) demonstrating these individuals’systemic roles in maintaining theboundaries of Korean society.
- keywords
- 아마티아 센, 역량 접근, 사회정치적 공간, 학교, 장래희망, Amartya Sen, capability approach, socio-political space, school, career prospects
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