At the Table: A Reflexive Essay on Research Dispositions

In response to a call for submissions for a theme issue of Studies in Art Education, I examine concepts of orientations, dispositions, and habitus, combining personal reflections with analysis of research literature to examine the history of one art educator and researcher. Significant influences in...

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Published inStudies in art education Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 195 - 206
Main Author Stankiewicz, Mary Ann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.07.2020
Subjects
Art Education
Art Teachers
Background
College Faculty
College Students
Cultural Capital
Cultural Influences
Educational Attainment
Educational Research
Higher Education
Interpersonal Relationship
Social Capital
Social Influences
Social Networks
Teacher Characteristics
Teacher Influence
Teacher Researchers
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Summary:In response to a call for submissions for a theme issue of Studies in Art Education, I examine concepts of orientations, dispositions, and habitus, combining personal reflections with analysis of research literature to examine the history of one art educator and researcher. Significant influences included graduate school, the research discourse of the field, and social networks formed with peers and faculty. Sara Ahmed's notion of orientations resonates with Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of dispositions and habitus; both have roots in phenomenology. However, while Ahmed examined racial and sexual orientations, Bourdieu applied his concepts to sociological analyses of artistic and cultural fields. In other research, I have adapted Bourdieu's conceptual framework for historical analysis and interpretation of the field of art education. This reflexive history draws on concepts of orientations and dispositions to reflect on how the field structured one art educator's habitus.
ISSN:0039-3541
2325-8039
DOI:10.1080/00393541.2020.1778605