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The Road to Oxbridge: Schools and Elite University Choices
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Donnelly, Michael – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2014
This paper explores hidden messages sent out by schools about Oxbridge, using Basil Bernstein's concepts of classification and framing. Research in three case-study schools captured these messages from their everyday practices and processes, including their events and activities, sorting mechanisms, interactions and resources. Whilst all of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, College Admission