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Presentation
Presentation
The Curricular Unit of Sociology of Education aims to provide students to acquire the theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge necessary for a sociological analysis of educational contexts and processes in contemporary societies.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT75-2648
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
A. Contemporary societies, social change and education
- School as a project of modernity;
- Processes of literacy and schooling, and the emergence of mass schooling: the Portuguese case in comparative perspective;
- The school and the challenges of the new post-war economic and social order: disenchantment and uncertainties of post-modernity.
B. The social dimension of education
- Education, social cohesion and integration;
- Education in out-of-school contexts.
C. Access to education and school success/failure
- Inequalities of resources and opportunities, social reproduction and selection: explanatory theories;
- Role and relationship of school with families and the community/territory.
D. Recent developments and issues in the field of sociology of education
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Objectives
Objectives
At the end of the Curricular Unit the students will be able to:
- Identify theoretical frameworks and structuring concepts of the field of sociology of education;
- Acquire the capacity to analyze the educational contexts, in connection with the social issues that cross them;
- Problematize the role of education and of the social educator in the framework of the transformation processes and challenges of contemporary societies.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methods:
- Theoretical exposition (presentation, exploration and synthesis of the contents of the syllabus) in dialogue with the students;
- Analysis of written, iconographic and audiovisual documents, discussion and debate;
- Project work.
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References
References
Bartlett, T., & Schugurensky, D. (2020). Deschooling society 50 years later. Revisiting Ivan Illich in the Era of COVID 19. Sisyphus - Journal of Education, 8(3), 65-84.
Bourdieu, P., & Passeron, J.-C. (1964). Les héritiers. Les étudiants et la culture. Les Éditions de Minuit.
Bourdieu, P., & Passeron, J.-C. (1992[1970]). A reprodução. Elementos para uma teoria do sistema de ensino. Francisco Alves.
Charlot, B. (2016). Da relação com o saber às práticas educativas. Cortez Editora.
Dionísio, B., Torres, L. L., & Alves, M. G. (2018). A sociologia da educação em Portugal: Perspetivas de futuro. Forum Sociológico, 32, 59-69.
Lahire, B. (2004). Sucesso escolar nos meios populares: As razões do improvável. Ática.
Melo, B. P., & Lopes, J. T. (2021). Metamorfoses de A Reprodução: Um olhar atualizado a partir da realidade portuguesa. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 97, 87-105.
Young, M. (1971). Knowledge and control: New directions in the sociology of education. Collier-Macmillan.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
