Mind, Philosophy of, Sociolinguistics, Education - Philosophy & Social Aspects, Language & Linguistics, Educational Sociology, Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge)
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Overview
This book, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a lucid account of the most recent developments of this code theory and, importantly, shows the close relation between this development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Pedagogy, Symbolic Control and Identity addresses the central issue of Bernstein's research project: are there any general principles underlying the transformation of knowledge into pedagogic communication? In Bernstein's view, we have studied only pedagogic messages and their institutional and ideological base. We have not studied the nature of the relay which makes messages possible. The discussion of this research forms part II of this book, where Bernstein makes explicit the methodology of the research and, in particular, the crucial significance of languages of description.Editorials
Booknews
Bernstein's code theory focuses on biases that enters education and the consequences, articulating the social assumptions on which pedagogic practices are based. As the the fifth in a series, this volume continues to develop the code theory and addresses the central research issue of studying the relay which makes messages possible. One of the criticisms leveled against Bernstein is that the complexity of his work makes it almost unreadable. Although the author has tried to address that criticism, the reader should be aware of heady concepts and prose. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 28, 1996
Publisher
London ; Taylor & Francis, 1996.
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780748403721