023523 Sociology of Education
6cpUndergraduateSubject coordinator: Nina Burridge
This subject supports the development of an understanding of the nature of social relationships and arrangements as an important context of schooling. The learning activities encourage students to develop a sociological imagination that sees beyond the familiarity of daily life in order to look at it anew, critically and analytically. A range of social theories is examined and applied to understanding how social and economic characteristics influence the educational outcomes of different social groups. The direction of social change and the nature of globalisation are also studied, along with the implications of these for schools.
2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $624.50
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,070.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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