What is meant by ‘community’ in different theoretical traditions? An analysis of influential educational research

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of papers by publication period.

Period of publication:	1980-1989	1990-1999	2000-2009	2010+
Number of papers	1	16	22	11

Table 2. Distribution of papers across theoretical traditions in relation to community metaphors.

	Theoretical Tradition
Metaphor	Functionalist	Interpretivist	Radical Humanist	Radical Structuralist	Antifoundationalist	Sum
Home	5	4	6		1	16
Polis		2	8			10
Academia		19				19
Power-Resisting		1	2	1	1	5
Sum	5	26	16	1	2	50