Legitimation Code Theory

Legitimation Code Theory or 'LCT' is an approach created by Karl Maton that is enacted in research and practice across a wide range of fields.

Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) emerged as an approach for the study of knowledge and education and is now being used to analyse a growing range of social and cultural practices across increasingly different institutional and national contexts, both within and beyond education.

LCT builds most directly on the approaches of Basil Bernstein and Pierre Bourdieu. It also integrates insights from sociology (Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Foucault), systemic functional linguistics, philosophy (such as Karl Popper and critical realism), cultural studies, anthropology (such as Mary Douglas and Ernest Gellner), and other approaches.

WEBSITE:
http://www. legitimationcodetheory.com
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EMAIL DISCUSSION FORUM:
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CONTACT:
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Email: worldwide@legitimationcodetheory.com