Sociology of Education

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 6 with catalog number 1022982CNW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester

2nd 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

Gil Antoine Keppens (course titular)

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.

The students acquire the contents through 6 lessons.

On campus Etterbeek the lectures are organised on campus
On campuses Anderlecht, Diest and Leuven the lectures are organised online.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Articles/slides available though online platform

Additional info

N/A

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Programme specific learning outcomes

11, 13, 16, 17

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 relate the policy regarding equality to the sociological description of the unequality.

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 open questions.

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