The Discursive Trait of the Social Background’s Influence on the Educational Success: Research Opportunities

Irena Nechitaylo Kharkiv University of Humanities People's Ukrainian Academy, 27 st. Lermontovsky, Kharkov 61024, Ukraine,nechit@ukr.net https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0656-0370

Keywords: discourse, education, social inequality, social origin, way of using language

Abstract

The article is devoted to the some of the opportunities and results of the study of discursive manifestations of the effect of social origin on educational achievements. It is noted that such effect is observed in modern Ukrainian society. It confirms the results of sociological researches conducted in recent years. However, researches of discursive manifestations of the effect of social origin on educational achievements has not been in Ukraine. Although, according to the author, these and similar researches can be very productive in terms of identifying hidden mediators reproduction of social inequality through education. The article describes the procedure and presented the results of research conducted by the author using the method, tested once by French scientists (Pierre Bourdieu and other). Based upon the results of the research concluded that the problem of the reproduction of social inequality through education related with the specific educational discourse and the complexity of the language of education.

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Author Biography

Irena Nechitaylo, Kharkiv University of Humanities People's Ukrainian Academy, 27 st. Lermontovsky, Kharkov 61024, Ukraine,nechit@ukr.net

PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

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