Sociology of Education - OD0133015

• Title: Sociology of Education
• Guaranteed by: Ústav výzkumu a rozvoje vzdělávání (41-UVRV)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2018
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 0
• Hours per week, examination: 0/0, Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 25 [hours]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown); summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course is intended for doctoral students only; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: PhDr. David Greger, Ph.D.; doc. RNDr. Jana Straková, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Veronika Laufková, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

This course will introduce the students to the basic theories of sociology of education and findings of major sociological research on education. The emphasis will be on understanding the relationship between education (as a process and as a result) and society, in both directions: how society affects the form of school education and how education may contribute to the development of society and employment of the individual. We will particularly focus on equal opportunities in education, mechanisms of reproduction of educational inequalities and the possibilities of intervention in the support of disadvantaged students.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Veronika Laufková, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

Doporučená přehledová literatura:

Arum, R.,  Beattie, I.R., and Ford, K. (2011) The Structure of Schooling: Readings in the Sociology of Education. (2nd Ed). Thousand Oakes, Sage.

Ballantine, J.H. (2001) The Sociology of Education. A Systemic Analysis. (5th Ed.). New Jersey, Prentice Hall.

Sadownik, A.R. (2010) Sociology of Education: A Critical Reader. (2nd Ed.) New York, Routledge.

 

Teaching methods

Last update: PhDr. Veronika Laufková, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

The course will be provided in the form of block teaching, consisting  of five sessions per semester. The students will be required to read the assigned English literature as preparation for the session (“readings”). The lectures and discussions will assume knowledge of the assigned readings.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Veronika Laufková, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

The course will conclude with an examination. The examination will be based on the discussion on the presented seminar paper dealing with a selected topic (the topic will be discussed and approved after consultation with the teachers).

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Veronika Laufková, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

Content:

1.     Education and society – role of education for individuals and for society, political, economic and social functions of educational systems, past and present, current issues: competitiveness vs. social cohesion, preparation for labour market vs. citizenship education, globalization, individualization.

2.     Theoretical approaches in sociology of education – functionalism, conflictualism, interactionism, contemporary theories and systemic approach in sociology of education, school as an institution and organization (neo-institutionalism).

3.     School as an organization and institution – Neo-institutionalism and World Culture Theory and its critiques. Sociology of curriculum and the hidden curriculum; relationship of power and curriculum, organization of education (early selection, tracking/streaming.

4.     Social stratification and educational inequalities – social inequalities and education, educational mobility, theory of social and cultural reproduction (P. Bourdieu, B. Bernstein), Rational Action Theory, the concept of equal opportunities in education and the theory of justice. Overview of the basic foreign and domestic research into educational inequalities. Race, ethnicity and gender in education. International and national indicators of equity in education.

5.     Education of disadvantaged students – fair educational systems, positive discrimination / affirmative action – its defence and criticism, policy measures to support education of socio-culturally disadvantaged students, education of Roma.