TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGE Thomas Kellaghan Educational disadvantage is defined in terms of (i) discontinuities between the competencies and dispositions which children bring to school and the competencies and dispositions valued in schools, and (ii) factors, conceptualized in terms of three forms of ‘capital’ (economic, cultural, social), which influence development of the competencies … Continue reading Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 32, 2001