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End date: 1999 × Start date: 1990 × Type: Masters Research thesis × Subject: College students ×

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    The construction of art in the secondary classroom: an investigation of the theories of Pierre Bourdieu
    Marotta, Aldo ( 1996)
    This thesis examines aspects of the theories of Pierre Bourdieu as they apply to art education. The study investigates whether Bourdieu's theories are supported by the real life histories of teachers and students. The research utilises the life history approach to investigate three factors which Bourdieu argues are significant in determining a student's chances of success in art education. The three factors are the socio-economic background of the student, the way in which art education tends to construct correct ways of making art and viewing art, and the values of art and schooling as reproduced through the family. This thesis shows how complex the structures are which construct what is taught in schools, and argues that altering the way teachers teach art does not necessarily alter what is valued by the teacher within the art classroom. The thesis discusses the way boundaries are constructed for students and that these boundaries influence the way students make and talk about art. This thesis argues, therefore, that for students to be successful within art education they must adhere to the parameters set by the teachers and the school.
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    Manufacturing student organisations: a study with particular reference to Melbourne University, 1880 to 1914
    Foley, Christopher Andrew ( 1995)
    The foundation of a University poses an interesting problem: will the new institution simply be an imitation of an existing University model, or will it involve an adaptation of different models. The resolution of this problem will in turn determine many aspects of the University's structure and operations, including that of the particular forms of student organisations that will emerge. Universities that are based on faculty-structures tend to have a tradition of faculty-based student organisations, while collegiate-based universities tend to possess college-based student organisations. Phenomena that raise interesting questions about Universities that possess both faculties and colleges. In the case of Melbourne University during the period of 1880 to 1914, the basic structure of the University (faculties and colleges) was emerging, as was a tradition of faculty and college based student organisations. In addition, other types of organisations also emerged which drew their members from different parts of the University. Most notably were the early student 'unions' which explicitly sought to bring all students of the University together, and to create a sense of student solidarity based on one's university, rather than one's faculty or college, membership.