農業高校運動部員の「経歴」と進路形成

「底辺」における「実践」の再検討

抄録

　There are a lot of problems in upper secondary schools in this meritocratic society. In the case of agricultural high schools this is especially acute. In the field of educational sociology, students who go to schools at the "bottom" of an academic ranking are treated as victims of the system. Although a few researchers have shown the differences between students' own culture and meritocracic ethic, they have not paid much attention to the students' "practice" owing to continuation of social stratification and of their ranking in the lower positions in this stratification.
　In this paper, I will try to reconsider "practice" of students who play soccer in an agricultural high school. Based on ethnographic research, I will discuss this in three parts.
　First, I will illustrate the students' own culture which is symbolieed by their "careers" of extracurricular activities. They do not think the school culture or the meritocratic ethic is important for themselves. Their culture is based upon their daily lives and it is important for them to be where they feel accepted.
　Secondly, I will show how their "careers" are related to their courses after graduation. The students in the soccer team have cultural capital and physical capital which are rarely converted into economic or legitimate cultural capital. Many of them get positions in automobile companies as manual labors.
　Thirdly, I will reconsider the "practice" at the "bottom" of the stratification. Although their labor conditions are severe, they manage to behave autonomously in their shop floors. This autonomy is derived from their own culture. However, it is never noticiable and the importance of the culture has been overlooked by the sociologists.
　Finally, in my discussion on "practice" of the agricultural high school students, I will conclude that their behavior indicates latent doubt about the meritocratic ethic.