Bøker av Basil Bernstein

This volume, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a clear account of the developments of this code theory and shows the close relation between its development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise.

Illustrating the effect of class relationships upon the institutionalizing of elaborate codes in the school, this title provides the papers that demonstrate the evolution of the concepts discussed.

Contains the papers that show some of the results of the empirical exploration of the author's hypothesis. This collection presents a significant contribution not only to the study of the sociology of language, but also to education and the social sciences. It demonstrates the magnitude of the author's contribution to socio-linguistic studies.

Contains papers that show the origin and development of the author's theoretical studies into the relationships between social class, patterns of language use and the primary socialization of the child. This work provides a hypothesis that requires teachers to look afresh at their pupils' language and at how they teach and how their pupils learn.

Presents an effort to understand the rules, practices, agencies and agents which shape and change the social construction of pedagogic discourse. This book draws together and examines the findings of the author's work.