'Pedagogy, Identity and the Construction of a Theory of Symbolic Control': Basil Bernstein questioned by Joseph Solomon

• Published in: British journal of sociology of education Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 265 - 279
• Main Authors: Bernstein, Basil, Solomon, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.1999; Carfax Publishing Co; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Bernstein (Basil); Boundaries; Coding theory; Cultural identity; Cultural Reproduction; Culture; Curricula; Education; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Educational Sociology; Educational Theories; Electronic Mail; Formal education; Higher Education; Identification (Psychology); Identity; Instruction; Interviews; Old English; Pedagogy; Regulatory theory; Self Actualization; Social Control; Social Reproduction; Social Theories; Sociological Theory; Sociology; Sociology of Education; Sociology of education. Educational systems. Lifelong education; Teaching; Theoretical Problems; Theory; Theory Practice Relationship; Social Change; Construction; Pedagogy; Social reproduction; Education; Theory; Production; Regulation; Social Identity; Code; Boundary
• ISSN: 0142-5692; 1465-3346
• DOI: 10.1080/01425699995443

In this interview, Basil Bernstein replies to Joseph Solomon's questions concerning the concept of pedagogy, its role in his theory of symbolic control and cultural production, reproduction and change, and its capacities to deal with different modes of construction and regulation both inside and outside the context of formal education. Furthermore, the questions probe Bernstein's key concept of boundary, its relation to code and the production of social identities. The final issues discussed raise questions about Bernstein's methodology, and changes and weaknesses in the theory.