Brian Barrett is a Professor in the Foundations and Social Advocacy Department at the State University of New York at Cortland. He also serves as Graduate Research Coordinator with Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators program. He is co-editor of Knowledge and the future of the curriculum: International studies in social realism (2014) and Knowledge, curriculum and equity: Social realist perspectives (2017).

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2: Sociolinguistics.- Chapter 3: Educational knowledge.- Chapter 4: Pedagogic discourse.- Chapter 5: Doing code sociology.- Chapter 6: Developing code sociology.- Chapter 7: Code theories and ‘-isms’.- Chapter 8: Conclusion Glossary of key terms Further Reading​.

“This book is notable for its readability – Barrett manages to convey the complex nuances of Bernstein’s work with a lucidity and accuracy that is admirable. … this book provides a distillation of the ley lines of the field … . Both graduate students and more seasoned academics will therefore gain considerably from Barrett’s book – as a point of reference and a general frame from which Bernstein’s work can be further explored it will be much appreciated.” (Jim Hordern, British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 72 (2), 2024)