“Digital” cultural capital and expectations regarding choice of educational “path”: a sociological study of High School students

GEORGIA SPILIOPOULOU, GERASIMOS KOUSTOURAKIS, ANNA ASIMAKI

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This work, which utilizes concepts from Pierre Bourdieu's theory, aims to outline the dimensions of the “digital” cultural capital of High School students and to highlight their expectations about choosing an educational “path” after graduating from High School, as well as the factors that determine these expectations. The main findings of this study showed that the students owned Smartphones, used social media on a daily basis and can be characterized as digital natives. The students’ “digital” cultural capital, which is an organic element of their habitus, does not seem to have influenced their expectations when it comes to choosing an educational “path” after High School. It seems that the specific cultural characteristics of the parents and their families played a more decisive role in shaping these specific expectations.

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“Digital” cultural capital, expectations, educational “path”, students, General High Schools, Vocational High Schools

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