Conceptualizing curriculum differentiation in higher education: A sociology of knowledge point of view

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-582

  Shay, Suellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basil Bernstein; curriculum; differentiation; higher education; knowledge; Legitimation Code Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879671953     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2012.722285     Document Type: Article

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