The article examines Basil Bernstein's research on power relations in education, discussing class formation, class essentialism, and changing nature. It describes new ways of approaching relationships between culture and power, noting the neo-Marxist-oriented sociology of education, and stressing the importance of keeping class relations in the…

Discusses the challenge and possibilities that the philosophy of revolutionary struggle poses for critical educators, focusing on globalization, the commercialization of education, Marxist and neo-Marxist philosophy, critical pedagogy for the new millennium, and critical pedagogy in the age of globalization. (SM)