Pedagogy and the Shaping of Consciousness

Name: Pedagogy and the Shaping of Consciousness
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Basil Bernstein began to develop his theory of social structure and power relations during the 1950s and 1960s. Early in the 1960s he met M. A. K. Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan, who were developing the first formulations of what would become known as systemic functional (SF) linguistic theory. A far-reaching dialogue began. Bernstein recognized the significant role that language plays in the construction of social experience and social inequality. Halliday and Hasan were actively seeking a theory of language that would explain the nature of the social. In different ways, they acknowledged the powerful role of language in the social construction of experience. Their resulting enquiries brought both theories and scholars into dialogue. Contributors to this volume (including Hasan and Bernstein) continue this dialogue in a range of papers that draw on both SF linguistic theory (with special reference to genre) and Bernstein's sociological theory, particularly with reference to his later work on pedagogic device and pedagogic discourse. Several authors describe the influence of these theories on classroom practice, including English and mathematics, and literacy teaching in indigenous schools. Pedagogy and the Shaping of Consciousness is an important contribution to the explication of the two theories, the dialogue which they continue to provoke, and their contribution to the provision of more equal access to education.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 308
Release Date:: 2005-03-01
Publication Date:: 2005-03-01
Publisher:: Continnuum-3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0826478700
ISBN13:: 9780826478702
Weight:: 471 g
Height:: 156 cm
Width:: 234 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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