Singularity and aesthetics of distinction in the discourse of the catholic school
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https://doi.org/10.35956/v.24.n1.2024.p.46-65Keywords:
Catholic school. Confessional school. Private school. Charter school. Initial teacher training. Critical discourse analysis.Abstract
The main objective of this study is to understand the characteristic ethos of Catholic private and charter schools in Spain. To this end, we analyse the observations recorded by the trainee teachers who carried out their internships in them, within the framework of the Master’s Degree in Teacher Training at the University of Seville (Spain). An analytical procedure based on the combination of lexicometric techniques with the configuration of a system of emergent categories is used. The category Singularity and the aesthetics of distinction, which is the focus of this paper, reflects the existence of a set of discursive strategies and topics (stories, images, modes, values, beliefs, norms, assumptions, power rituals, etc.) that define and articulate the ethos of Catholic schools. These findings qualify confessional school environments as strongly identity-oriented and guarantors of an education separate from the rest of society.
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