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EĞİT110

EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
EĞİT110
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the social aspect of education,
  2. Understand that sociology of education is technical discipline that focuses on solving all kinds of problems arising from teaching.
  3. Scan scientific researches in the field of educational sociology,
  4. Analyz the relationship between education and society,
  5. Comprehend the basic sociological theories.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionBasic concepts of sociology: Society, social structure, social phenomenon, social events etc.; pioneers of sociology (İbn-i Haldun, A. Comte, K. Marx, E. Durkheim, M. Weber etc.) and their views on education; education in terms of basic sociological theories (functionalism, structuralism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, critical theory, phenomenology and ethnomethodology); social processes (socialization, social stratification, social mobility, social change etc.) and education; social institutions (family, religion, economy, politics) and education; the development of sociology and the sociology of education in Turkey (Ziya Gökalp, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Nurettin Topçu, Mümtaz Turhan etc.); culture and education; school as social, cultural, moral system community.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course
2nd Week Main concepts of Sociology
3rd Week Pioneers of Sociology (Durkheim, Comte, K. Marx, E. D.) and their views on education
4th Week Pioneers of Sociology (Durkheim, Comte, K. Marx, E. D.) and their views on education
5th Week Significance of Sociology of Education and its link with other disciplines
6th Week Main Theories of Sociology
7th Week Main Theories of Sociology
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Societal Processes (socialization, class, mobilization, change etc) and education
10th Week Democracy, education and equality of rights
11th Week Development of Sociology of Education in Turkey
12th Week Culture and education
13th Week School as a social, cultural and ethical system and community
14th Week Education, development and social change
15th Week Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading? Apple, M. W. (2012). Can education change society? In Can Education Change Society? (pp. 11-32). New York: Routledge Publication
? Apple, M. W. (2006). Educating the" right" way: Markets, standards, God, and inequality. New York: Routledge Publication
? Şimsek, H. (2015). Yeni Toplumculuk ve Yeni Toplumcu Eğitim [New Collectivisim and New Collectivist Education]. Ankara: İmge Kitapevi.
? Şimşek, H. (2014). Paradigmalar savaşı ve 5. dalga., Ankara: İmge Kitabevi
? Bernbaum, G. (1977). Knowledge and Ideology in the Sociology of Education. London: Macmillan.
? Burrell, G., ve Morgan, G. (2017). Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis: Elements of the sociology of corporate life. New York: Routledge Publication
? Tezcan, M. (2005). Sosyolojik kuramlarda eğitim. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
? Tezcan, M. (2006). Eğitim Sosyolojisi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
  • Lecture
  • Project
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 13 2 26
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load91
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.03
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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