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This chapter introduces the work and ideas of Basil Bernstein. It recognises his contribution to the discipline of Education as an important thinker who provides a theoretical framework or lens with which to analyse the experiences of post-Access students during their degrees in art and design. It begins by describing his early work in relation to pedagogic codes; framing and classification; and horizontal and vertical discourses. His ideas about progressive education are discussed in relation to visible and invisible pedagogy. The argument within this chapter is that Bernstein’s work describes the relationships between pedagogy, identity and social control, including his ideas about democratic education which offer insights into how social mobility and social justice might be better promoted.
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Broadhead, S., Gregson, M. (2018). Basil Bernstein and Democratic Education. In: Practical Wisdom and Democratic Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73311-1_2
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