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How far in fact do children of different social backgrounds live in entirely different worlds, worlds in which their approach to learning, and hence often their educational progress is dominated by... the influence of their social class? This programme looks at the elaborated and restricted language codes which broadly, are those used by the middle and working-class people respectively. Long extracts from the discussions of two groups of children, in one case children of factory workers, in the other, children of university lecturers are presented and then analysed by Victor Lee. Some of the implications of the differences which emerge from this analysis are then considered.
How far in fact do children of different social backgrounds live in entirely different worlds, worlds in which their approach to learning, and hence often their educational progress is dominated by... the influence of their social class? This programme looks at the elaborated and restricted language codes which broadly, are those used by the middle and working-class people respectively. Long extracts from the discussions of two groups of children, in one case children of factory workers, in the other, children of university lecturers are presented and then analysed by Victor Lee. Some of the implications of the differences which emerge from this analysis are then considered.
| Module code and title: | E201, Personality and learning |
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| Item code: | E201; 19 |
| First transmission date: | 20-06-1976 |
| Published: | 1976 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:40 |
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| Producer: | Judith Fage |
| Contributor: | Victor Lee |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Educational process; Social backgrounds; Social class |
| Master spool number: | BLN22FW525 |
| Production number: | BLN22FW525 |
| Available to public: | no |
