Sociology of Education

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 4 with catalog number 1022980CNW 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

Sociology

Educational team

Gil Antoine Keppens (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

4 contact hours Lecture
86 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Learning Pathway Vision

The first chapter briefly explains the history of Belgian education. The emphasis is primarily 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 partners in education are discussed in the third chapter. In the fourth chapter, the current structure of Flemish education is elaborated on the basis of the Flemish Qualification Structure. The last two chapters concern the quality of our education and the learning outcomes that are achieved.

The students acquire the contents through self-study, to this end, lesson recordings are made available. We provide a introductory and a closing lecture.
- On campus Etterbeek the lectures are organised on campus
- On campuses Anderlecht, Diest and Leuven the lectures are organised online.

Course material

Handbook (Required) : Onderwijs, een open boek., Hoofstukken 1 tot en met 4 en hoofdstukken 5 en 16 van het boek., Lesage, H., Minne, F. & Pelleriaux, K., Plantyn, 9789030150589, 2017
Digital course material (Required) : Lesopnames beschikbaar via leerplatform

Additional info

N/A

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

1. Students can look at education from a sociological and historical perspective, more specifically they can apply concepts and theories from sociology in education.
2. Student have a thorough knowledge of the Flemish education system, in a historical and comparative perspective.
3. Students can compare the outcome of the Belgian / Flemish educational history with that of a number of other countries.
4. 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.
5. Students can explain the various relevant institutions - networks, advisory bodies, etc. - and their functioning.
6. Students can relate the policy regarding equality to the sociological description of the unequality.
7. Students can formulate educational policy related to policy objectives.

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:

Written exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: The written exam (closed book) consists of 3 open questions.
Example questions:
• How is compulsory education defined in our education?
• Which are the most important advisory bodies in education?

Additional info regarding evaluation

N/A

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