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Philosophical & Sociological Perspectives of Education - II

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Course Type Course Code No. Of Credits
Discipline Core SES101108 4

Course Coordinator and Team:                  SES Faculty

Email of course coordinator:                       pcbabed@aud.ac.in 

Pre-requisites:                                               No

Course Description:

The course introduces students with sociological perspective to understand the interrelationship between education and society. It attempts to locate education within the larger theoretical perspectives of sociology to elaborate the basic concepts such as socialisation, education and family. It will discuss various agencies of socialisation such as school, family, peers and community

Course Objectives:

  • To provide conceptual understanding of the basic concepts such as education, society, socialisation and interrelationship between education and society from the theoretical perspectives of sociology
  • To provide conceptual clarity on the linkages between different agencies of socialisation such as school, family, peers and community 
  • To provide conceptual clarity on social change and education as an agency of social change and modernisation
  • To provide an in-depth understanding of constitutional values, provisions and laws put in place to safeguard the basic rights of children and provide them with access to education  
  • To provide a brief perspective on various educational reforms and policies crucial for social equality in Independent India

Course Outcomes:

  • Explain the basic concepts such as education, society, socialisation and relationship between education and society using theoretical perspectives from discipline of sociology.
  • Establish the linkage between education and different agencies of socialisation
  • Elaborate and discuss concept of social change and role of education in bringing social change and modernisation
  • Critically examine and explain constitutional values, provisions and basic rights of the children to make the classroom teaching-learning process inclusive and enriching   
  • Trace the inter-relationship between various education polices and reforms and social movement that have played a crucial role in attaining social equality in Independent India

Brief description of the modules:

Module 1: Education and Society

The module focuses on understanding the relationship between education and society using theoretical perspectives from sociology of education. It also discusses terms such as society, social behaviour, status, institution, ideology, system, sub-system, socialization, social system, social values and norms, conflict, modernization.   

Module 2: Education and Social Change

The module introduces students with the conceptual understanding of social change, relationship between social change and education. The module also discusses in detail the role of education in modernisation and social change.

Module 3: Education, Culture and Socialization

This module focuses on understanding the relationship between education and culture, role of education as agency for socialization. The modules discusses in detail manner various factors and policies that influence culture and educational process with a particular focus on social welfare, social reform movement, constitutional laws and acts for provision of education and achieving social equity.

Assessment Plan

Assessment

Weightage

Assignment 1: Mid-Term

50%

Assignment 2: End-term

50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readings:

  • Ballantine, J. Hammack, F. and Stuber., J. (2017) The Sociology of Education A Systematic Analysis. New York and Oxon: Routledge (Chapter 6 The School as an organisation, pp.223-262).
  • Brint, S. (2017) Schools and Societies. Stanford: Stanford University Press. (Chapter 5 Schools and Socialisation, pp. 150-185).
  • Gewirtz, S. and Cribb, A. (2009) Understanding Education A Sociological Perspective. Cambridge: Polity Press (Chapter 1 pp. 3-25).
  • Kumar, K. (1988) Social Character of Learning. Sage: New Delhi (Chapter 3)
  • Nambissan, G. B. and Rao, S. S. (2013). Sociology of Education in India: Changing Contours and Emerging Concerns. New Delhi: Oxford University (Introduction)
  • Pathak, A. (2021) Seeing through the sociological lens. In Avijit Pathak, Ten Lectures on Education: Pedagogic and Sociological Sensibilities (pp. 29-45). London and New York: Routledge.
  • Balagopalan, S. (2003). ‘Neither suited for the home nor for the fields’: Inclusion, formal schooling and the Adivasi child. IDS Bulletin, 34(1): 55-62.
  • Berkey, J. (2007). Madrasas Medieval and Modern: Politics, Education, and the Problem of Muslim Identity. In R. W. Hefner & M. Q. Zaman (Eds.), Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education (pp. 40–60). Princeton University Press.
  • Chanana, K (1988) Socialisation, Education and Women (Introduction, Chapter 1), New Delhi: Orient Longman  .
  • Kumar, R. (2006) Introduction: Equality, quality and quantity- mapping the challenge before Elementary Education in India. In Ravi Kumar (Ed.) The Crisis of Elementary Education in India. New Delhi: Sage Publications. 
  • Majumdar, M. and Mooij, J. (2011) Education and Inequality in India A classroom View. Oxon: Routledge. (pp. 105-130 Chapter 6 Pedagogy at grassroots: about teaching practices and assessments).
  • Pawade, K. (2013) The Story of my Sanskrit. In Susie Tharu and K Satyanarayana (Eds.) An Introduction to Dalit Writing. New Delhi: Navayana Publishing Private Ltd. (pp. 71-83)
  • Velaskar, P. (2012) Reproduction, contestation and struggle for a just education in India. In Sujata Patel and Tina Uys (Eds.) Legacies, Identities and Dilemmas Understanding Contemporary India and South Africa. New Delhi: Routledge (pp.181-199).
  • Ballantine, J., Hammack, F. and Stuber, J. (2017) The sociology of education A systematic analysis. New York and Oxon: Routledge (Chapter 10 The education system and the environment: A symbiotic relationship) pp.379-412.
  • D’Souza, C., Brahme, M. & Babu, M. (2020) Environment education in Indian schools: The search for a new language. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 14(2), 174-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973408220978845
  • Khilnani,, S. (2002) Nehru’s Faith. Economic and Political Weekly, 37(48), 4793-4799
  • Sen Gupta, S. (2020) The Constitution of India for Children. New Delhi: Puffin
  • Jayaram, N. (1990) Sociology of Education in India. New Delhi: Rawat Publications Chapter 8 (pp. 143-149).
  • NCERT. (2012) Education for Values in Schools: A Framework, New Delhi: NCERT.
  • United Nations (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf 
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