Ian Cushing's 'Standards, Stigma, Surveillance: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and England's Schools' draws on raciolinguistic theory to offer a detailed and compelling critique of language policies and teaching practices in contemporary urban schools in England. It argues that 'minoritised' pupils and teachers are consistently positioned in deficit…

Examines a strand of Basil Bernstein's sociology that considers the importance of language. Attempts to understand the central meaning of Bernstein's work and classroom applications. Argues against interpretations supporting either a deficit explanation for student performance or one based on home-school differences. Recognizes language's…