Built upon Bourdieu's ideas to explore the relationship between social class and education, focusing on cultural capital and codes of control
Codes (Bernstein)
Verbal and non-verbal language used by teachers to transmit knowledge, which can affect student learning and social class differences
Restricted Codes
Simplified, concrete language used by teachers that favors middle-class students with similar cultural backgrounds
Michel Foucault
Explored power-knowledge relationships in education, focusing on discipline, surveillance, and the production of knowledge, but not specifically addressing social class and education
Cultural Capital
Knowledge, skills, and values that are valued in society, often resulting in social reproduction and inequalities