Sociology of Education

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1022978CNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Department

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Educational team

Wim Keyaerts
Timo Van Canegem (course titular)
Gracienne Lauwers

Activities and contact hours

12 contact hours Lecture
78 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Learning Pathway Vision

The first chapter briefly outlines the history of Belgian education. The emphasis is on the ideological issues concerning our education. In the second chapter the main principles of our education system - compulsory education, the neutrality of public education, freedom of education and the free education of compulsory education - are explained. The third chapter describes the school outcomes among students in Flemish education in an international, comparative perspectives. The subsequent chapters present several theoretical explanations for these observed differences. The final chapter is a casestudy on the topic of school attendance and it's related problems. Furthermore, this course also aims to make teachers aware of the impact of the European Union on the economic, social and political level and on the lives of citizens in Europe, and education in particular. They acquire a basic knowledge of the European Union, the functioning of the European institutions, the freedoms in the European Union, and European policy, each time applied within an educational framework.

The students acquire the contents through 6 lessons.

On campus Etterbeek the lectures on sociology and policy of education are organised on campus. The European and legal frameworks are provided digitally.
On campuses Anderlecht, Diest and Leuven the lectures are organised online.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Artikels/slides beschikbaar via leerplatform

Additional info

N/A

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Programme specific learning outcomes

11, 13, 16, 17

Students can look at education from a sociological and historical perspective, more specifically they can apply concepts and theories from sociology in education.
Student have a thorough knowledge of the Flemish education system, in a historical and comparative perspective.
Students can compare the outcome of the Belgian / Flemish educational history with that of a number of other countries.
Students can relate the basic principles of the Belgian / Flemish education system - compulsory education, the neutrality of public education, freedom of education and free of charge - to historical sociological circumstances.
Students can relate the policy regarding equality to the sociological description of the unequality.
The student masters (basic) knowledge about the European Union, the functioning of the European institutions, the freedoms in the European Union, and European policy, applied within an educational framework.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Het schriftelijk examen (gesloten boek) bestaat uit open vragen.

Additional info regarding evaluation

On the written examination, the frameworks offered regarding sociology and policy of education are assessed a ratio of 80% of the final score. On the written exam, the European and legal frameworks offered are assessed a ratio of 20% of the final score. A student can pass the course unit only if at least 7/20 is obtained for each examination category. The final score awarded will then be the grade assigned to the lowest scored examination component.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context