Planning education and the field of practice: a Bourdieusian analysis

Parker, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-4377 and Maidment, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-6910 (2025) Planning education and the field of practice: a Bourdieusian analysis. Town Planning Review, 97 (1). ISSN 1478-341X doi: 10.3828/tpr.2025.20

Abstract/Summary

In the context of change and pressures to refigure formal planning education, the paper draws on Bourdieu’s field theory to frame the experience of graduates in initial planning education in the UK. The research situates education in a contested professional context. The findings hold import for the profession given that relevant knowledge is expanding, core knowledge must be retained and instilled early, while training about specific policy or process can be maintained over a longer run. Greater integration and coordination of education and training must be developed if the profession is to maintain quality and integrity, as well as relevance.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/123006
Identification Number/DOI	10.3828/tpr.2025.20
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
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