Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform

Applying the Sociology of Basil Bernstein

By: Rob Moore (Editor), Madeleine Arnot (Editor), John Beck (Editor), Harry Daniels (Editor)

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Paperback | 29 June 2009 | Edition Number 1

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264 Pages

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This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy. These contributors explore, analyse and engage with contemporary political reforms of education, contemporary pedagogic debates and the changing nature of professional knowledge, relationships and structures. The subjects covered include:

particular concepts such as voice research

the significance of social class in relation to the language, schooling and home cultures

differences between official and pedagogic recontextualising fields

formation of different types of identities

the construction of the learner

formation of teacher identities and use of pedagogic discourses

analysis of performance-based educational reforms and its impact on pedagogy.

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