EDUCATION 2140-3 

SOCIAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION 

SPRING, 1981 

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INSTRUCTOR: David Hopkins 

CAMPUS 

Tuesdays 9:30 - 

10:30 

Wednesdays 

9:30 --10:30 

(plus 1 hour of tutorial per week) 

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: 

Social functions of the school: societal trends affecting the 

institutions and practices of education. 

COURSE OUTLINES: 

The course will focus on the school as a social process. It 

will assist students in developing a personal and conceptual frame- 

work for thinking about the sociological implicati 

o

ns of education. 

It will critically examine the major social issues that impinge 

on the school: the equality of educational opportunity, compulsory 

education, reform and innovation in education, sexism and racism 

in schools, social reproduction, community schooling . . . and 

many more. It will pay particular attention to national educa- 

tional issues, such as canad.ian content: as well as British 

Columbian topics such as literacy and declining enrollment. 

COURSE FORMAT: 

The format of the course will involve lectures, guest speakers, 

seminar discussion, video tapes and films. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

1.

Tutorial participation 

2.

Term paper 

3.

Take home final exam 

TEXTS: 

MURPHY, Raymond; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF EDUCATION; Toronto: 

McGraw Hill-Ryerson, 

1979

CUSICK, Philip A.; INSIDE HIGH SCHOOL; New York: Holt Rinehart & 

Winston, 

1973

NELSON, Randle W. & NOCK, David A.; READING, WRITING, & RICHES; 

Kitchener, Ontario: Between the Lines, 

1978