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dc.contributor.authorThomas, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-05T10:11:14Z
dc.date.available2019-11-05T10:11:14Z
dc.date.created2019-11-04T08:35:56Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationOther education. The journal of educational alternatives. 2019, 8 (1), 4-26.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn2049-2162
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2626564
dc.descriptionThis work by Paul Thomas is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unportednb_NO
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers Tamil educational success in Norway. Employing Bourdieu’s cultural capital as a conceptual lens, the factors that drive Norwegian-Tamil parents’ educational ambitions for their children are explored. In-depth interviews with parents and classroom observations reveal a distinct habitus secreted through a historical legacy that valorises learning coupled with a discourse that perceives Tamil culture as one facing an existential threat at the hands of more powerful neighbours. The findings, it is argued, draw attention to the salience of parents’ educational backgrounds and ambitions for their children. Furthermore, it is argued the findings highlight important lessons to be drawn for mainstream educators in Norway, an egalitarian country that traditionally aims at “universalizing” such capital through mainstream educational institutions.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.relation.urihttps://www.othereducation.org/index.php/OE/article/view/212
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleShadow Schools-Tamil Educational Success in Norwaynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder(c) 2019 Paul Thomasnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber4-26nb_NO
dc.source.volume8nb_NO
dc.source.journalOther education. The journal of educational alternativesnb_NO
dc.source.issue1nb_NO
dc.identifier.cristin1743649
cristin.unitcode222,59,7,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for pedagogikk
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