ERIC Number: EJ1257526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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'Quiet Activism' in Schools: Conceptualising the Relationships between the Personal, the Political and the Political in Education
Winter, Laura Anne; Hanley, Terry; Bragg, Joanna; Burrell, Kimberley; Lupton, Ruth
Cambridge Journal of Education, v50 n3 p391-408 2020
This paper presents a novel conceptualisation of the school context by examining the 'personal' (emotional wellbeing), the 'political' (everyday political actions and power relations) and the 'Political' (the Political system, including electoral politics and governmental policy) and how these interrelate. Informed by literatures from a range of disciplines, the authors use this conceptual lens to consider data from two projects which explored the impact of austerity on schools. In their qualitative analysis of data from interviews with 82 participants they illustrate connections between the personal, the political and the Political. They conceptualise the work schools are doing in response to the impacts of the Political as quiet political activism, which appears to have knock-on effects for staff wellbeing. They consider the implications of this, concluding that the 'quiet politics' occurring in schools may bring a sense of control and create opportunities for community activism, but also has potentially worrying consequences.
Descriptors: Activism, Well Being, Political Influences, Political Power, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Political Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Housing, Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Needs Assessment, Family School Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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