Intro
Foreword
References
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
Framing the Research
The Contextual Landscape of the Study
Education during Apartheid
Education in the "New" South Africa
The Blurring of Race and Class
Organization of the Chapters
References
Chapter 2: The Gift of a Scholarship
Introduction
The Role Players
The Donor Foundations
The Partner Schools
The Scholarship Recipients
A Bourdieusian Framing
Habitus
Field
Capital
Misrecognition and Symbolic Violence
Research Design

Participant Selection Considerations
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Setting the Scene: Students in Elite Educational Contexts
Introduction
South African Elite Schools
Elite Schools as Purveyors of "Social Success"
The "Gift Economy" of Elite Schools
Elite Schools as "Assimilationist Endeavors"
The Gendering Practices of Elite Schools
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Entering the Field
Introduction
Earning Their Place
Ready, Set, Go
Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Cultural Capital in the Wrong Currency
Introduction

The Shock of the Elite: "Another (Surreal) World"
"The Underwear of Boarding"
"Trophies of Diversity"
"A Different (Academic) Playground"
Sporting Standards: Being "Base-Line from Everyone Else"
Cultural Differences: "The Foreignness Hit Me Hard"
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Fitting into the "New Normal"
Introduction
Making the "Required" Adjustments
Discussion
Finding Their Place
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Changing Habitus?
Introduction
Embodying "A Certain Quality"
Developing Beyond "A Box-Mentality"

Living "A Bipartite Life"
Benefitting from "A Certain Type of Status"
Conclusion
References
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Reflections and Playing It Forward
Key Insights Emanating from a Bourdieusian Analysis
Equal Players, Level Playing Field?
The Implicit Social Contract of the Gift
Effects and Consequences
Implications for Practice: "Breaking the Bubble"
References