{"product_id":"knowledge-building-karl-maton-9780415692335","title":"Knowledge-Building: Educational Studies in Legitimation Code Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eEducation and knowledge have never been more important to society, yet research is segmented by approach, methodology or topic. Legitimation Code Theory or 'LCT' extends and integrates insights from Pierre Bourdieu and Basil Bernstein to offer a framework for research and practice that overcomes segmentalism. This book shows how LCT can be used to build knowledge about education and society. Comprising original papers by an international and multidisciplinary group of scholars, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge-building\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first primer in this fast-growing approach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough case studies of major research projects, Part I provides practical insights into how LCT can be used to build knowledge by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- enabling dialogue between theory and data in qualitative research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- bringing together quantitative and qualitative methodologies in mixed-methods research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- relating theory and practice in praxis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- conducting interdisciplinary studies with systemic functional linguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II offers a series of studies of pressing issues facing knowledge-building in education and beyond, encompassing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- diverse subject areas, including physics, English, cultural studies, music, and design \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- educational sites: schooling, vocational education, and higher education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- practices of research, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- both education and informal learning contexts, such as museums and masonic lodges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully sequenced and interrelated, these chapters form a coherent collection that gives a unique insight into one of the most thought-provoking and innovative ways of building knowledge about knowledge-building in education and society to have emerged this century. This book is essential reading for all serious students and scholars of education, sociology and linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Maton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415692334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415692335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Karl Maton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064945783039,"sku":"9780415692335","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7e5e81d-8096-46b7-a8d9-093f44a6fb64.jpg?v=1768672099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knowledge-building-karl-maton-9780415692335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}