BAYBURT University Information Package / Course Catalogue

Home Information on the Institution Information on Degree Programmes General Information for Students
Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SOS208.1Educational SociologyElective245
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To study the main concepts, theories and topics of the sociology of education; to discuss the contemporary problems regarding education along the lines of these concepts, theories and topics.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Will learn the cencepts and topics of sociology of education; and develop the skill of thinking analytically on them.
2Will have studied school as a social institution, and investigated its major social functions from the sociological perspective; will have analyzed educational problems within the context of social stratification.
3
4
5
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Theoretical Perspectives on Education and Society; Schools as Social Organizations; Social-Structural Characteristics of the School; Social Functions of Education; School Actors and the Socialization Function of the School: Transmission of Roles, Norms, and Values; Authority Patterns in Schools; Equalities/Inequalities in Educational Opportunity; Role of Schools in the Social Reproduction of Socio-Economic Inequalities; Family Life and Schools; Gender Inequalities in Education; Educational Movements and Reform.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Syllabus Overview and Introduction to the Course
2Theoretical Perspectives on Education and Society
3Schools as Social Organizations
4Social-Structural Characteristics of the School
5Social Functions of Education
6School Actors and the Socialization Function of the School: Transmission of Roles, Norms, and Values
7Authority Patterns in Schools
8Equalities/Inequalities in Educational Opportunity
9exam
10Role of Schools in the Social Reproduction of Socio-Economic Inequalities
11Family Life and Schools
12Gender Inequalities in Education
13Documentary Screening and Discussion: “Girl Rising”
14Educational Movements and Reform.
15Educational Movements and Reform.
16exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Akyüz, H.1992. Eğitim Sosyolojisinin Temel Kavram ve Alanları Üzerine Bir Araştırma, MEB Yayınları, İstanbul, Akçabol, R.2009. Türkiye Eğitim Sistemi, Ütopya Yayınevi, Ankara. McLaren, P.2011. Okullarda Yaşam. Eleştirel Pedagojiye Giriş, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination17575
Final Examination17575
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1		PO
2		PO
3		PO
4		PO
5		PO
6		PO
7		PO
8		PO
9		PO
10		PO
11		PO
12		PO
13		PO
14		PO
15		PO
16
LO11               
LO2                
LO3                
LO4                
LO5                
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High