Course Profile

sap course 1563945061

Course Code:

EDUC 103

Course Title:

Educational Sociology

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts of sociology: society, social structure, social fact, social event etc.; pioneers of sociology (İbn Khaldun, A. Comte, K. Marx, E. Durkheim, M. Weber etc.) and their views on education; the relationship between the field of education and the major sociological theories (functionalism, structuralism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, critical theory, phenomenology, and ethnomethodology); social processes (socialization, social stratification, social mobility etc.) and education; social institutions (family, religion, economy, politics) and education; the development of sociology and educational sociology in Turkey (Ziya Gökalp, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Nurettin Topçu, Mümtaz Turhan etc.); culture and education; school as a social, cultural, and moral system and community. Basic concepts of sociology: society, social structure, social fact, social event etc.; pioneers of sociology (İbn Khaldun, A. Comte, K. Marx, E. Durkheim, M. Weber etc.) and their views on education; the relationship between the field of education and the major sociological theories (functionalism, structuralism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, critical theory, phenomenology, and ethnomethodology); social processes (socialization, social stratification, social mobility etc.) and education; social institutions (family, religion, economy, politics) and education; the development of sociology and educational sociology in Turkey (Ziya Gökalp, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Nurettin Topçu, Mümtaz Turhan etc.); culture and education; school as a social, cultural, and moral system and community.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Coordinator: 
Münevver İlgün Dibek
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of this course, students will:

  1. discuss the basic concepts of sociology,
  2. evaluate the views of pioneers of sociology on education,
  3. analyze the relationship between the field of education and the major sociological theories,
  4. interpret the relationship between social processes and education,
  5. evaluate the relationship between social institutions and education,
  6. discuss the development of sociology and educational sociology in Turkey,
  7. analyze the relationship between culture and education,
  8. evaluate the school concept based on sociological foundations.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming
Guest Speakers
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Others: Film and News Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: Attendance & Participation

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
13
hrs
Resource Review
5
hrs
Report on a Topic
8
hrs
Oral Presentation
8
hrs

Prepared By:

Tülin Haşlaman

Revised By:

Sibel Balci