SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION,GENDER AND INCLUNSIVITY
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| Book: | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION,GENDER AND INCLUNSIVITY |
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| Date: | Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 2:57 PM |
Description
Sociology of education is a foundation subject in teacher education. It defines the concept of sociology and its application to education. The course seeks to equip the learner with knowledge and attitudes that will enable them to appreciate the role of Sociology in education. The unit exposes the learners to study individuals' experiences and situations that influence education. This course also examines, social institutions and their influence on educational attainment and achievement.
This unit will enable you to understand social processes related to education such as the socialization process, the family, and the school as socializing agents. This will help you to teach learners with different learning abilities. You are also expected to learn about the school as an institution as well as an organization. For you to fully understand the school as an educational institution, you are expected to learn how the school relates to the community. Additionally, Education and social stratification will enable you to effectively explain aspects related to social mobility and the provision of educational opportunities. Social functions of education will be discussed in order to understand the diverseness of education and the opportunities it provides. Socio-economic issues in education will also be discussed to provide a clear linkage and general awareness of current problems facing education
1. Topic 1: Introduction to Sociology of education
Introduction
Definition of Terms:
a) Sociology
- In Latin, socio means society and in Greek, Logy means to study. Therefore, Sociology refers to the study of society.
-It is also the study of social relationships.
- It is a scientific study of human behaviour in groups
b) Society
-Refers to an organised group of people with common ties, operating through its interacting systems of institutions established to ensure, nurture, defence and survival for its members.
-Societies are there to ensure that psychological, physiological and security needs of its members are well catered for. This is achieved through the establishment of specialised structures called social institutions.
c) Education
- Refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes etc, of a society so as to become full and integrated members of that society.
- It is both formal and informal. Individuals do not have to go to school or any formal setup to be educated. Knowledge, attitudes skills/practice, values etc., can be acquired in the process of daily interactions.
d) Sociology of Education
-This is a branch of sociology that studies the social side of education.
- It attempts to systematically study the sociological problems (those originating from the society), patterns and process that are found/associated with the education practice.
2. Discovery of new ideas and facts
Culture
This term is derived from the German word hzrltur which refers to someone who is well cultivated, schooled or behaved. Ezewu (1983) defines it as the sum total of: human creation which includes what man has made in form of tools, weapons, shelter, material goods, attitudes, beliefs, judgment, institutions, arts, science, philosophy, and social organizations up to the present time. Culture can therefore be viewed as constituting the way of life of an entire society. This includes codes of manners, dress, language, rituals, norms of behaviour and systems of belief.
Social
This means something pertaining or belonging to, associated with or part of the human society.
Society
Society refers to a collectivity of human beings that is capable of self-replenishment through sexual reproduction, recruitment and admission of new members from other societies. It can also refer to a congregation of humans that exhibits complex systems of actions to regulate, protect, defend, unite, nurture and promote the well being and survival of all the members.
Educational sociology
This refers to the study of the social factors that influence and are influenced by all educational structures and processes, both within and between societies.
Social System
In sociology, social system is the patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent whole that exist between individuals, groups, and institutions. It is the formal structure of role and status that can form in a small, stable group
Social Change
Social change, in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behavior, social organizations, or value systems.
Social Structure
Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. Social structure is often treated together with the concept of social change, which deals with the forces that change the social structure and the organization of society.
3. Discovery of new ideas and facts
Culture
This term is derived from the German word hzrltur which refers to someone who is well cultivated, schooled or behaved. Ezewu (1983) defines it as the sum total of: human creation which includes what man has made in form of tools, weapons, shelter, material goods, attitudes, beliefs, judgment, institutions, arts, science, philosophy, and social organizations up to the present time. Culture can therefore be viewed as constituting the way of life of an entire society. This includes codes of manners, dress, language, rituals, norms of behaviour and systems of belief.
Social
This means something pertaining or belonging to, associated with or part of the human society.
Society
Society refers to a collectivity of human beings that is capable of self-replenishment through sexual reproduction, recruitment and admission of new members from other societies. It can also refer to a congregation of humans that exhibits complex systems of actions to regulate, protect, defend, unite, nurture and promote the well being and survival of all the members.
Educational sociology
This refers to the study of the social factors that influence and are influenced by all educational structures and processes, both within and between societies.
Social System
In sociology, social system is the patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent whole that exist between individuals, groups, and institutions. It is the formal structure of role and status that can form in a small, stable group
Social Change
Social change, in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behavior, social organizations, or value systems.
Social Structure
Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. Social structure is often treated together with the concept of social change, which deals with the forces that change the social structure and the organization of society.