Syllabus
Contents:
1. Definition of sociology of education (sociology, definition of sociology of education and its topics, short survey of its development.
2. Sociological approaches in sociology of education (functionalistic, interactive, conflicting).
3. The relation of society, upbringing and education.
4. The function of upbringing and education in society.
5. Upbringing and education in relation to the socialisation of man.
6. Social group.
7. Social and pedagogical communication.
8. School status and its role.
9. School as an organisation or bureaucratic institution?
10.Equality of opportunities in upbringing, education and life.
Annotation
Sociology of education is a discipline on the boundary between sociology and pedagogy.
This teaching subject deals with the topics from the definition of the subject up to concrete problems of sociology of education such as globalization, gender problems, school as an institution, the function of education and school etc.