Playing the game or played by the game?: Young drug users' educational trajectories

Margaretha Järvinen; Signe Ravn

doi:10.1080/01425692.2017.1401917

Playing the game or played by the game? Young drug users' educational trajectories

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Abstract

This article analyses the relationship between cannabis use and
educational trajectories among 42 young drug users, recruited at
addiction treatment centres in Denmark. Quantitative research shows
regular cannabis use to be associated with poor school performance
and drop-out. However, these studies do not pay much attention
to differences between educational tracks or to the links between
the educational field and other fields. Drawing on a Bourdieusian
framework we analyse the interviewees’ involvement in four different
fields: the academic field, the field of vocational schools, the labour
market field and the artistic field. We contribute to the literature
on post-16 educational trajectories by showing how successful
‘investments’ in education depend not only on available resources
(capitals), but also on the ability to navigate in an increasingly complex
educational system. Furthermore, we show how regular cannabis
plays into the ‘illusio’ of different fields, challenging the interviewees’
playing of educational games.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Sociology of Education
Volume	39
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	669-682
Number of pages	15
ISSN	0142-5692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2017.1401917
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2018

Keywords

Faculty of Social Sciences
youth
educational trajectories
drugs
Bourdiew
qualitative methods

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