Operating with Bourdieu’s concepts: research productivity and academic hierarchies in education

Cock, Juliana Cristina Araujo do Nascimento; Antunes, Ana Luisa; Rodrigues, Rosane Pinto; Santos, Débora da Silva Lopes; Araujo, João Paulo Ferraro Turano de

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SECTION: ARTICLES • Educ. Pesqui. 44 • 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-4634201844178392 copy

Operating with Bourdieu’s concepts: research productivity and academic hierarchies in education ¹ 1 - We thank Professor Zaia Brandão for the challenge and the encouragement to develop this work, as well as her tireless and fundamental supervision at each stage. We also thank the Graduate Program in Education of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and our advisors. ^* * Translation by Ana Paula Renesto. Contact: anapaularenesto@gmail.com

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

This article is an exploratory study on the empirical field of education. The construction of the research object aimed to put theoretical objects into play and operate with the concepts of Pierre Bourdieu. The research object is the universities in the composition of the academic-scientific hierarchies, which is also embodied in the volume and structure of capital of their researchers with Research Productivity 1A (PQ-1A) and Senior Productivity (PQ-Sr) fellowships of Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq − National Council for Scientific and Technological Development). Its development drew on readings of reference texts and collective debates on the work of Bourdieu entitled Os usos sociais da ciência: por uma sociologia clínica do campo científico (The social usages of science: a clinical sociology of the scientific field), the main reference used in this article. The empirical data were produced from information on Lattes Platform (CNPq) and gave rise to hypotheses about the capitalization of forces internal and external to the higher education field to characterize capital strategies and structures which guarantee (or guaranteed) prominent positions in this field. The highest levels are considered the hierarchical tops which the levels below aim to achieve, and this analysis intended to map the configuration of institutional hierarchies in the field of education. Far from seeking a conclusive analysis, this product is the first step in the construction of the research, because of the volume of information that can still be explored and of the awareness that the complexity of social phenomena makes any claim to truth in the scientific field unfeasible.

Pierre Bourdieu; Education; Academic hierarchies; Research productivity; Scientific field

Categories		Number of fellows	%

Senior		12	3
1	A	30	8
	B	25	6
	C	32	8
	D	80	20
2		214	55
Total		393	100

Research Categories	Regional Distribution

	Northeast	Southeast	South	Total
1A (%)	0	23	7	30
1A (%)	0.0	76.7	23.3	100
Senior (%)	1	10	1	12
Senior (%)	8.3	83.3	8.3	100
Total (%)	1	33	8	42
Total (%)	2.4	78.6	19.0	100

Institutions	Number of researchers	%	cumulative %
PUC-SP	9	21.4	21.4
USP	9	21.4	42.9
PUC-Rio	4	9.5	52.4
UFRGS	4	9.5	61.9
Cornell University (EUA)	3	7.1	69
UNESP	3	7.1	76.2
University of London (United Kingdom)	2	4.8	81
PUC-RS	1	2.4	83.3
Pontificia Università Gregoriana (Italy)	1	2.4	85.7
Stanford University (USA)	1	2.4	88.1
UNICAMP	1	2.4	90.5
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)	1	2.4	92.9
Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany)	1	2.4	95.2
Université de Paris V - René Descartes (France)	1	2.4	97.6
University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)	1	2.4	100

Total	42	100

Decade of doctorate completion	Number of researchers
1960	3
1970	16
1980	14
1990	9
Total	42

Current institutions	Number of researchers	%	Cumulative %
USP	7	16.7	16.7
UFMG	6	14.3	31
UFRGS	4	9.5	40.5
UFRJ	4	9.5	50
UFSCar	4	9.5	59.5
PUC-Rio	3	7.1	66.6
UNESP	3	7.1	73.7
UERJ	2	4.8	78.5
UNISINOS	2	4.8	83.3
PUC-Campinas	1	2.4	85.7
PUC-RS	1	2.4	88.1
UECE	1	2.4	90.5
UFF	1	2.4	92.9
UFPel	1	2.4	95.3
UFPR	1	2.4	97.7
UNIFESP	1	2.4	100

Total	42	100

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[1] Juliana C. A. do Nascimento Cock is a master’s degree in Education (PUC-Rio), in the line of research Education, Social Inequalities and Public Policies, and a bachelor’s degree in Geography from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). She is a teacher in the public education system of Rio de Janeiro state (RJ) and São Gonçalo municipality (RJ).

Ana Luisa Antunes is a doctoral student in Education (PUC-Rio), in the research line Education, Social Inequalities and Public Policies, holds a master’s degree in Education from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC/Rio) and a bachelor’s degree in Education from Instituto Nacional de Educação de Surdos (INES/RJ), where she works as a teacher.

Rosane Pinto Rodrigues is a doctoral student in Social Psychology (UERJ), in the line of research Sociocognitive and Psychosocial Processes, holds a master’s degree in Psychology from Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She works as a psychologist at Escola Naval (Rio de Janeiro).

Débora da S. Lopes dos Santos is a master’s degree in education (PUC-Rio) , in the line of research Cultural Differences, Training Spaces and Educational Processes and a bachelor’s degree in Museology from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), and has a bachelor’s degree in History from Universidade Candido Mendes (UCAM). She is a teacher in the public education system of Rio de Janeiro municipality.

João Paulo Ferraro T. de Araujo is a master’s degree in Education (PUC-Rio), in the research line Ideas and Educational Institutions (with a CAPES fellowship) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Universidade de São Paulo (USP).