Horizons project-Relationship between cultural capital, in the sense of Bourdieu, and school failure

Abstract

This article is a result of research conducted with public school students in the community of Mare, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from August 2014 to December 2016. The selected students had a school record of low grades and school failure; most of whom with age-grade lag. The research started from the hypothesis that the approach to the students, by engaging them in cultural activities, valued in the educational environment, could lead them to improve their school performance. The participant methodology allowed the interaction between the project team and the students, so that it was possible to confirm the research hypothesis during the work, as the students were participating in the cultural activities and reflecting on them. The results pointed to the close connection between the "consumption" of cultural activities and the ability to interact with the book contents, necessary to build a citizenship of access to cultural goods valued by the school.