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Stirrup, Julie; Evans, John; Davies, Brian – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2017
Drawing on the theoretical work of the British sociologist Basil Bernstein, this paper documents how learning is structured and organised through play in three Early Years Education (EYE) settings catering for children aged three to five in England, UK. Its data address current issues raised within EYE research relating to "quality and high…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Social Class
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Stirrup, Julie; Evans, John; Davies, Brian – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
Despite 50 years and more of "progressive education" in the United Kingdom, classed patterns of educational success and failure stubbornly prevail. So how, where and when does it all go wrong for the many children who continue to fail or underachieve? Drawing on the work of Basil Bernstein, this article centres processes within early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Play, Social Class