Dec 11, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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SOC 3270 - Sociology of Education


School as social institution in relation to community and development of child; comparative systems of education; issues of access and inequality in delivery of educational services.

Requisites: 6 Hours in SOC including 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will analyze school culture.
  • Students will identify how education influences individuals and society, and how individuals and society influence education.
  • Students will understand historical and theoretical perspectives used by sociology in the study of education and schooling.
  • Students will understand how social inequality in education results from differences associated with race & ethnicity, social class, and gender.
  • Students will understand the social organization of education and the relationships between education and other social institutions.
  • Students will understand the relationship between the school and larger community.



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