ClassInfo - Spring 2020 Sociology Classes

Spring 2020 | SOC 5455 Section 001: Sociology of Education (65583)

Instructor(s): Karen Miksch
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Meets With:: OLPD 5041 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020

Tue 04:40PM - 07:20PM

UMTC, East Bank

Appleby Hall 204
Enrollment Status:: Open (2 of 3 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:

Structures and processes within educational institutions. Links between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as these relate to educational change. prereq: 1001 or equiv or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F

Class Notes:

4 seats reserved for graduate students. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?miksc001+SOC5455+Spring2020

Class Description:

This course is designed to introduce you to a specialty field within the discipline of sociology. Education has been an area of focus within sociology since the earliest years of the discipline. Indeed, classical sociology viewed education as integral to the formation and operation of society. Using contemporary literature we build on/critique/reimagine the scholarly understandings of educational institutions.

The course will use a K-20 approach to explore structures and processes within educational institutions from Kindergarten through college, including how those structures are experienced by groups based on ethnicity, gender identity and class. It also probes the linkages between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as these relate to educational change.

Who Should Take This Class?:

Students interested in the sociology of education (either with a K-12 focus; postsecondary/higher education focus, or both).

Grading:

60% Reports/Papers
15% Special Projects
25% Class Participation

Exam Format:

There are no exams.

Class Format:

15% Lecture
50% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
15% Student Presentations

Workload:

50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20-30 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
1 Special Project(s)

Textbooks:

https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65583/1203

Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:

4 November 2019

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