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- Title
Conceptualizing Socialization, Qualification, and Subjectification as Purposes of Education<sup>†</sup>.
- Authors
Juvonen, Sara; Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja; Thrupp, Martin; Toom, Auli
- Abstract
The authors of this paper explore Gert Biesta's theorization of three domains of purpose of education: socialization, qualification, and subjectification. The aim is to study the interrelations of the domains and to develop further the theoretical discussion concerning schools' purpose for both individuals and society. Outlining the relationships of the domains of purpose allows one to see how the societal purpose of education is realized in the education of individual students. The domain of socialization sets the stage for the domains of qualification and subjectification, making the balance of the latter two crucial for disadvantaged students as well as schools' societal purpose of both maintaining and reforming soci(et)al structures. Two key ideas are raised: First, in order to better understand the current dynamics of the three domains, the authors suggest separating the logic and content of "qualification." Second, the authors discuss why it is equally useful to separate the everyday and societal dimension of purpose. The central question is this: Can individual educators find a balance between the three domains if the surrounding society overvalues the logic of qualification?
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL sociology; SOCIOLOGY education; EDUCATORS
- Publication
Educational Theory, 2024, Vol 74, Issue 3, p389
- ISSN
0013-2004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/edth.12652