Selection and Control

Teachers' Ratings of Children in the Infant School

Walter Brandis, Basil Bernstein

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Routledge
09 May 2025

Sociolinguistics; Social classes; Moral & social purpose of education; Primary & middle schools; Teacher training

Series: Primary Socialization, Language and Education

Originally published in 1974, Selection and Control: Teachers' Ratings of Children in the Infant School consists of an analysis of teachers’ ratings of children in a middle-class and in a working-class area at the end of their first year and the end of second year of life in the infant school. Presented in two parts, Part One is highly technical as it sets out in some detail the logic of the statistical description. Part Two gives one interpretation of the findings as these might throw light upon differences in the patterns of the teachers’ judgments in the middle-class and working-class area. The results of the maternal interview given in the Appendix show very clearly major class differences in the reported preparation of the child for the current educational experience of the infant school. Today it can be read in its historical context.

By: Walter Brandis, Basil Bernstein
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781041013884
ISBN 10: 1041013884
Series: Primary Socialization, Language and Education
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 09 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Adult education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface by Professor Basil Bernstein. Introduction: Sample, Methods and Perspectives Part I: An Enquiry into the Structure and Origins of Teachers’ Ratings by Walter Brandis 1. The Approach 2. Stability of Teachers' Ratings 3. Structure of the Rating-Set 4. Prediction of Teachers’ Ratings 5. Teachers' Ratings and Intelligence Part II: Social Class and Teachers’ Models of the Infant-School Child by Basil Bernstein 6. Teachers’ Ratings and the Model of the Infant-School Child 7. The Background Variables and Teachers’ Ratings 8. Summary of the Major Findings: Part I and Part II. Appendix: The Preparation of the Infant-School Child. Bibliography. Index.

Walter Brandis Basil Bernstein (1924–2000), graduated with degree in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1951. He went on to train as a teacher, teaching a range of subjects before being appointed Research Assistant at University College London in 1960 and was awarded a PhD in 1963. He was appointed Professor in the Sociology of Education at the University of London Institute of Education (IoE) in 1967, followed by the Karl Mannheim Professor in the Sociology of Education in 1979. He was additionally appointed Senior Pro-Director and Pro-Director Research in 1984 and on retirement in 1991 became Emeritus Professor. His published works, in particular the five volumes of the series on Class, Codes and Control, have become classics in the field.