Devising inequality: A Bernsteinian analysis of high-stakes testing and social reproduction in education

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-651

  Au, Wayne W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High stakes testing; Pedagogic device; Social reproduction; Sociology of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849110022     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802423312     Document Type: Article

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