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The Individualisation of Responsibility and School Achievement

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Mencin Čeplak, Metka·2012·Czech Sociological Review
DOI 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.6.04
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Education is seen as an investment in 'human capital', and providing children with a good education is considered to be key to securing their future and their success in life. This article analyses how these discourses on education affect young people in the context of the dismantling of public services and growing social uncertainty. Surveys on youth in Slovenia in the late 1990s and 2000s indicate that children are exposed to the pressure of academic success very early in their lives. The article examines the symbolic meaning of academic achievement, the importance of school success in the educational path in post-socialist Slovenia, and its influence on teenagers' self-understanding and identity construction. The analysis is based on short narratives written by secondary school students about their experiences with school (under-)achievement. The wider social context is clarified based on some research and statistical data. The analysis leads to the conclusion that striving for school success is a response to the neoliberal process of individualising responsibility, which is also reflected in 'truths' about the importance of early child care for later academic achievement-these 'truths' can be understood as normalising discourses, which have an important influence on the construction of the self and the parent-child relationship.

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Authors
Mencin Čeplak, M.
Venue
Czech Sociological Review
Publisher
Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Published
2012-12-01
Volume
48
Issue
6
Pages
1093-1114
ISSN
  • 0038-0288 (ISSN-L)
  • 2336-128X
DOI
10.13060/00380288.2012.48.6.04
OpenAlex
W154902666
Cited by
11
References
0
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
3.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Czech Sociological Review (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Capital and Social Class
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Keywords
academic performance, neoliberalism, youth identity formation, self-understanding, post-communist transition, Slovenia, early childhood care, parent-child relationship, human capital, educational inequality, social uncertainty

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