2. Course data
Type: General and compulsory
Degree: Màster de Educació Secundaria
Timing: 3,2 ECTS credits 2nd semester
Department: Sociology and Social Anthropology
3. Teacher data
Daniel Gabaldón Estevan
- PhD Assistant Professor -
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tutoring:
• Office hours Tuesdays from 10:30 to 13:30 at
• Monteolivete, Alcalde Reig nº 8
• Tarongers, office 4D09 - Fac. SS. CC.
• Virtual: Using the message facility at the virtual classroom environment
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4. Topics covered
1. The sociological perspective & the critical analysis of education
2. The link between the social structure and the social system
3. The link between the social system and the educational system
4. The link between the social structure and the educational
system
5. The link between the school system and both, the social
structure and social change
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17. Methodology
Attendance is compulsory (one can be missed if justified)
Students are encourage to prepare the readings in advance to each
session and actively participate in class activities.
Individual activities
A brief presentation of a scientific reading
A synthetic essay to give an answer to a question proposed by the
student on any topic related to the course
Group activity (3 to 4 people )
A presentation on an activity either chosen from any of the
manuals proposed (1, 2 or 3) or agreed with the teacher
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19. (2)
García Ferrando, M. (Ed.)
Pensar nuestra sociedad global,
Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2010
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20. (3)
Beltrán, J. y Hernàndez, F.J. (Coords.)
Sociología de la educación,
McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 2011
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21. Fernández Enguita , M. (Ed.)
Sociología de la educación. Lecturas básicas y textos de apoyo,
Ariel, Barcelona, 1999
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22. Halsey, A. H., Lauder, H., Brown, P., & Stuart Wells, A. (Eds.)
Education culture economy society
Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1997
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23. Ballantine, J. H., & Spade, J. Z. (Eds.).
Schools and society: A sociological approach to education
Pine Forge Press. 2011
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24. Sociology (of education) journals
General:
International Sociology
Current Sociology
Sociología del trabajo
Revista Internacional de Sociología (RIS)
Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Revista de Educación (del MEC)
Specialized:
British Journal of Sociology of Education
International Studies in Sociology of Education
Sociology of Education (de la American Sociological Association)
Revista de la Asociación de Sociología de la Educación (RASE)
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26. Evaluation
Group presentation (group activity) 40%
Essay (individual activity) 35%
Article or reading (individual activity) 25%
- About plagiarism -
Plagiarism will lead to a grade of “0”
33. Other
Language: English (Valencian or Spanish)
Home works: Virtual classroom (.doc/.odt)
Documents: Dropbox
Communication: Using the message facility at
the virtual classroom environment
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