Legitimation Code Theory( lct)(Maton 2000) two sets of relations: the epistemic relation and the social relation The epistemic relation is that between educational knowledge and its proclaimed object of study that part of the world of which knowledge is claimed) What can be known and how? The social relation is that between educational knowledge and its author or subject who is making the claim to knowledge Who can know? Each of these sets of relations can be relatively stronger or weaker. Stronger epistemic relations give emphasis to the possession of explicit principles skills and procedures Stronger social relations and give emphasis to the attitudes and dispositions of knowers Legitimation Code Theory(LCT)proposes that intellectual fields or disciplines can be differentiated in terms of the relative strength or weakness of their epistemic relations and their social relationsLegitimation Code Theory (LCT) (Maton 2000) two sets of relations: the epistemic relation and the social relation. The epistemic relation is that 'between educational knowledge and its proclaimed object of study (that part of the world of which knowledge is claimed)'. What can be known and how? The social relation is that 'between educational knowledge and its author or subject (who is making the claim to knowledge)’. Who can know? Each of these sets of relations can be relatively stronger or weaker. Stronger epistemic relations give emphasis to the possession of explicit principles, skills and procedures; Stronger social relations and give emphasis to the attitudes and dispositions of knowers. Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) proposes that intellectual fields or disciplines can be differentiated in terms of the relative strength or weakness of their epistemic relations and their social relations