Courses - Sociology of Education
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Introduction to the Sociology of Education | Education as a Social Institution | Sociology of Urban Life and Education | Sociology of Work and Occupations | Planned Change in Organizational Settings | Sociology of Higher Education | The Learning of Culture | Social Inequality and Education | Foundations of Education: Educational Sociology | Department Seminars | Independent Study
An Introduction to the Sociology of Education
E20.1002 Arum. 45 hours: 3 points. Fall, spring.
Satisfies the state certification requirement in lieu of E20.0001.
Study of basic sociological concepts such as status, role, and bureaucracy as they apply to the institution of education. Examination of current perspectives and research findings about the social aspects of the learning process.
Education as a Social Institution
E20.1015 Hammack. 45 hours: 3 points. Fall, spring.
Part of the core sequence for teacher educators, this course provides an introduction to the study and practice of education. The structure of education and its relation to the rest of the society are reviewed. Comparisons with education and schooling in other countries are made. The study of particular school and professional issues completes this course.
The Sociology of Urban Life and Education
E20.1025 45 hours: 3 points. Spring.
This course is concerned with the processes of urban growth and change; with the economic, political, social, and psychological consequences of urban growth and change processes, especially as regards education.
The Sociology of Work and Occupations
E20.1026 45 hours: 3 points. Fall.
This course is concerned with developing an understanding of the sociological approaches to work and occupations in modern society. Theories of the nature of society (modern, postmodern, or postindustrial) are considered; relation to class systems, family, and education are considered along with work settings.
Planned Change in Organizational Settings
E20.2090 30 hours: 3 points. Fall.
Change in complex organizations is viewed as a social process composed of stages: initiation, implementation, and incorporation. Studies of hospitals, schools, and other bureaucratic settings are compared emphasizing theoretical and practical issues of resistance to and implementation of the proposed changes. Procedures for assessing organizational change are discussed.
Sociology of Higher Education
E20.2163 Hammack. 30 hours: 3 points. Spring.
The relationship of higher educational institutions to other social institutions in American society. The development of this relationship and implications for the internal structure and functioning of higher educational organizations and for society at large. Issues surrounding role of students, faculty, administration, and external interests are examined.
The Learning of Culture
E20.2325 Stulberg. 30 hours: 3 points. Fall, spring.
Examination of the process of socialization and its interrelationship with culture in a cross-cultural perspective. Basic issues in the study of the relationship of culture and individual are considered.
Social Inequality and Education
E20.2371 Hammack. 30 hours: 3 points. Summer.
Consideration of the role of educational institutions in fostering, preventing, and maintaining equalities and inequalities in American society.
Foundations of Education: Educational Sociology
E20.2400 Stevens. 30 hours: 3 points. Fall, spring.
For doctoral students only. Meets in part the doctoral foundations requirement.
The social analysis of institutions and organizations. Basic concepts and perspectives of sociology as they may be applied to understanding the functions and dysfunctions of social institutions. Science and education are considered as social institutions. Organizational structure and function are critically examined from the standpoint of theory as compared to actual experience.
Department Seminars
E51.3001,3002,3003,3004 Each section in 30 hours: 3 points. Fall, spring.
Open only to matriculated students in The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Must be taken in order, with enrollment in no more than one section in any term.
The program seminar requirement is met by E20.3001 and E20.3002, while E20.3003 and E20.3004 fulfil the dissertation proposal requirement.
Independent Study
E20.2300 45 hours per point: 1-6 points. Fall, spring, summer; hours to be arranged.