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Tensions in the Canadian apprenticeship sector: Rethinking Bourdieu's analysis of habitus, field, and capital

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Watt, Bonnie
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Barabasch, Antje
Research in Comparative and International Education
Journal · Vol. 5 · Issue 3 · pp. 289-301
Abstract

The authors explore governance and related policies that shape Canada's vocational education and training (VET) system and trends that have the potential to fundamentally change accepted practices. The conceptual framework derived from Bourdieu's theoretical concepts of field, habitus, and capital is applied to the description of Canada's apprenticeship system within its particular political, economic and social contexts and current power relations. The authors further contemplate how policy changes may be undermining this system and negatively influencing individuals' work and learning opportunities. Lastly, proposed policy directions for Canada's apprenticeship system are critically examined.

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Department of Vocational Education and Human Resources Development, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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