Sociology of Education

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically evaluate a range of sociology of education perspectives and apply them to processes and practices in education.
• Conceptualise and understand the theoretical underpinning between educational processes and systemic inequalities.
• Process and synthesise empirical and theoretical data, to create new syntheses and to present and justify a chosen position having drawn on relevant theoretical perspectives.
• Situate the educational systems in their historical and cultural contexts and understand the influences that have moulded them.

Topics normally covered in this module will include:

• Different perspectives and approaches in the sociology of education;
• The contribution of education systems and processes to the production and re-production of social inequalities (including class, gender and race);
• Educational and career decision-making and school-to-work transitions;
• Alternative approaches to education.

Typically, this module is taught through 8 sessions of two hours (combining a lecture and a seminar element), plus 1 week of group tutorials. Students are required to prepare for scheduled sessions through the prior reading as indicated in the Module Handbook. Beyond this, students are expected to engage in wider reading and follow-up of scheduled sessions.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.