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ERIC Number: EJ414070
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Publication Date: 1990
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Curriculum and Conversions of Capital in the Acquisition of Disciplinary Knowledge.
Nespor, Jan
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v22 n3 p217-32 May-Jun 1990
Posits that students' social skills and cultural orientations are forms of capital that can be converted into other forms of capital, such as educational credentials. Argues that, within educational institutions, curricular structures create pressures and constraints on such conversions of capital. Discusses this argument in the context of two undergraduate programs, physics and management. (DB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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