Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems
The article raises the question of whether and how education systems produce social differences internally rather than reproducing pre‐existing “external” inequalities. Linking Niklas Luhmann’s theory of inclusion/exclusion with Charles Tilly’s theory of categorical inequalities, and based on empiri...
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| description | The article raises the question of whether and how education systems produce social differences internally rather than reproducing pre‐existing “external” inequalities. Linking Niklas Luhmann’s theory of inclusion/exclusion with Charles Tilly’s theory of categorical inequalities, and based on empirical data from various qualitative studies, the article identifies an “observation regime” epistemically constituting the social classification of students and legitimising organisational closure mechanisms in the school system. As an alternative to the “reproduction paradigm,” a research approach guided by differentiation theory is proposed that takes into account that educational inequality operationally arises on the “inside” of the educational system and is caused by unequal inclusion processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c424bb5d121468fa7d15befe704ed5b2022-12-22T01:39:35ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032021-09-019330131210.17645/si.v9i3.43222149Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education SystemsMarcus Emmerich0Ulrike Hormel1Institute of Education, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Tübingen, GermanyInstitute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences, University of Education Ludwigsburg, GermanyThe article raises the question of whether and how education systems produce social differences internally rather than reproducing pre‐existing “external” inequalities. Linking Niklas Luhmann’s theory of inclusion/exclusion with Charles Tilly’s theory of categorical inequalities, and based on empirical data from various qualitative studies, the article identifies an “observation regime” epistemically constituting the social classification of students and legitimising organisational closure mechanisms in the school system. As an alternative to the “reproduction paradigm,” a research approach guided by differentiation theory is proposed that takes into account that educational inequality operationally arises on the “inside” of the educational system and is caused by unequal inclusion processes.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/4322educational inequalityexclusioninclusionobservation regimesocial closure |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Emmerich Ulrike Hormel Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems Social Inclusion educational inequality exclusion inclusion observation regime social closure |
| title | Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems |
| title_full | Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems |
| title_fullStr | Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems |
| title_short | Unequal Inclusion: The Production of Social Differences in Education Systems |
| title_sort | unequal inclusion the production of social differences in education systems |
| topic | educational inequality exclusion inclusion observation regime social closure |
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