Education ~ an introduction to unit 2
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This document provides an overview of the key topics and concepts that will be covered in a sociology unit on the sociology of education. The unit will examine 1) the role and purpose of education, 2) differential achievement across social groups, 3) relationships and processes within schools, 4) educational policy, and 5) applying sociological research methods to the study of education. It outlines some of the major theoretical perspectives that will be analyzed, including Marxism, feminism, symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and postmodernism. It also summarizes the content that will be covered on differential attainment across class, gender, and ethnicity. Additionally, it lists some of the key developments that will be analyzed in the development of the
Education ~ an introduction to unit 2
- 1. Introduction You have 180 seconds to define education. What is education?
- 2. A/s Sociology Unit II The Sociology of Education with research methods
- 3. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
- 4. Collins New English Dictionary Education (n) ~ Instruction & training, as imparted in schools, colleges & universities: the theory & practise of teaching.
- 5. Oxford Dictionary of Sociology Education: Sociological concept donating ideologies, curricula & pedagogical techniques of the inculcation & management of knowledge& the social reproduction of personalities & cultures.
- 6. Unit 2 breakdown pt1 EDUCATION 1. The role & propose of education. 2. Differential achievement. 3. Relationships & processes within schools. 4. Educational policy 5. Application of sociological research methods to the study of education. These themes will form the basis of your Unit 2 exam questions. This unit links education with research methods. Exam Tip: Establishing links between the themes will score AO2 points in the exam.
- 7. Unit 2 breakdown pt2 Research Methods 1. Quantitative & Qualitative methods of research 2. Sources of data ~ questionnaires, interviews etc 3. Distinction between primary & secondary data 4. Positivism, interpretivism & methods 5. Practical, ethical theoretical & sensitivity (PETS) issues in research You need to apply these issues to the research studies you will cover in this unit.
- 8. 1. Theoretical Perspectives Key Perspectives Marxism(s) Feminisms Symbolic Interactionism (AKA Interpretive Sociology) Functionalism The New Right Post Modernism
- 9. 2. Differential Attainment Sociological explanations of why some social groups underachieve in education. Focus on 1. Class 2. Gender 3. Ethnicity
- 10. 3. Development of the education system Social policy & the impact on education in the UK Focus on: 1870 Educ. Act 1944 Educ. Act & the Tripartite System The Comprehensive Ideal Thatcher & the 1988 ERA (Education Reform Act) 1997 & New Labour ~ Curriculum 2000 & beyond. Various other plans from government or individual schools.
- 11. 4. Relationships & processes within schools What actually goes on within a school? Teacher ~ pupil relationships & labelling. Pupil sub-cultures The hidden curriculum. How teaching & learning is organised.
- 12. Is education just about school? What do the following quotes mean to you? An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious - just dead wrong. ~ Russell Baker Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre. ~ Gail Godwin He who opens a school door, closes a prison. Victor Hugo The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. Sydney J. Harris To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson