Sociology of Education

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The Sociology of Education course is intended for Erasmus+ students. The goal of this course is to convey a knowlage about social influences on the educational system, ideas of education as a social phenomenon, concept of sociology of education, socialization, social institutions, sociological theories, role of education in society, cultural context of educational system, issues of education and social stratification.

Profile of studies - general academic

Form of studies - full time

Field and discipline of science - sociology

Year of study /semester - Erasmus +/summer

Prerequisites - none

Number of hours of classes: 30h

Teaching methods: discussion, group work, presentation, individual work

ECTS points - 3

Balance of student's work - student's independent work:

- preparation to classes 15 h

- preparation to exame 25 hours

Quantitative indicators: Contact hours with the academic teacher:

Participation in exercises - 30 hours,

Consultation with academic teachers - 10 hours

1. Bernstein, Basil, and Dorothy Henderson. "Social class differences in the relevance of language to socialization." Sociology 3.1 (1969): 1-20.

2. Robson, Karen L. Sociology of education in Canada. 2019.

3. Hallinan, Maureen T., ed. Handbook of the Sociology of Education. Springer Science & Business Media, 2006.

4. Dupriez, Vincent, and Xavier Dumay. "Inequalities in school systems: effect of school structure or of society structure?." Comparative education 42.02 (2006): 243-260.

5. Handel, Gerald, Spencer E. Cahill, and Frederick Elkin. Children and society: The sociology of children and childhood socialization. Roxbury Publishing Co, 2007.

6. Apple, Michael W., Stephen J. Ball, and Luís Armando Gandin, eds. The Routledge international handbook of the sociology of education. Routledge, 2009.

7. Collins, James. "Social reproduction in classrooms and schools." Annual review of Anthropology 38 (2009): 33-48.

Knowledge:

KP6_WG1 - knows and understands the definitions of the most important sociological terms, can identify specific problems undertaken by sociology

KP6_WG2 - distinguishes between the most important theoretical and methodological perspectives in sociology

Skills:

KP6_UW9 - is able to correctly analyse and interpret source texts on the basis of the acquired knowledge

KP6_UK1 - has the skills of substantive argumentation using the views of various authors and formulating conclusions in scientific works (essays, annual and semester works)

KP6_UK2 - is able to prepare an oral statement on a given topic related to the studied issues with the use of sociological sources

KP6_UO2 - s able to prepare a multimedia presentation

Social competences:

KP6_KK1 - is aware of changes of terminology and methodological orientations within sociology

KP6_KO2 - is open to work in a group, being able to assume various roles in it, sees the need for managing teams creatively

KP6_KO3 - is aware of the need to plan and organise while performing specific tasks

KP6_KR3 - is aware of his/her impact on the subject of the study

Ways of verification for all above effects: work in small groups, practical task, assessment of activity during the class, etc. It depends on the specifics of the subject.

presentation, participation in discussion, presence, final essay