TY - JOUR
T1 - The Road to Oxbridge
T2 - Schools and Elite University Choices
AU - Donnelly, Michael
PY - 2014/1/2
Y1 - 2014/1/2
N2 - This paper explores hidden messages sent out by schools about Oxbridge, using Basil Bernstein’s concepts of classification and framing. Research in three case-study schools captured these messages from their everyday practices and processes, including their events and activities, sorting mechanisms, interactions and resources. Whilst all of the schools sent out strong classificatory messages, marking out Oxbridge as special, they differed in their strength of framing, making explicit to differing degrees which students are ‘Oxbridge material’.
AB - This paper explores hidden messages sent out by schools about Oxbridge, using Basil Bernstein’s concepts of classification and framing. Research in three case-study schools captured these messages from their everyday practices and processes, including their events and activities, sorting mechanisms, interactions and resources. Whilst all of the schools sent out strong classificatory messages, marking out Oxbridge as special, they differed in their strength of framing, making explicit to differing degrees which students are ‘Oxbridge material’.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2014.902028
U2 - 10.1080/00071005.2014.902028
DO - 10.1080/00071005.2014.902028
M3 - Article
SN - 0007-1005
VL - 62
SP - 57
EP - 72
JO - British Journal of Educational Studies
JF - British Journal of Educational Studies
IS - 1
ER -
