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EDUCATION 240-3
SOCIAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
SPRING, 1982
Tues./Thurs. 10:30 - 11:20
(plus one hour tutorial per week-
check pre-reg. handbook. An
additional tutorial may be added,
depending on enrollment.)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. David Hopkins
Teaching Assistants: Bill Bateson
Mary Hancock
LOCATION: on campus
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
Social functions of the school: societal trends affecting the institutions and practices
of
education.
COURSE OUTLINE
The course will focus on the school as a social institution. It will assist students in
developing a personal and conceptual framework for thinking about the sociological
implications 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 educational
issues, such as canadian content: as well as British Columbian topics such as literacy
and declining enrollments.
')IJRSE OBJECTIVES
1.
To provide information about the theory and practice of school in B.C. and Canada.
2.
To present a variety of points of view on social issues relevant to education.
. To provide a conceptual framework for the evaluation of the above.
COURSE FORMAT
The course will consist of lectures, guest speakers, debates, films, videos, seminar
discussion, independent reading and independent research.
REQUIRED READING
I. Philip A. Cusick. Inside 1-ugh School. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
(paperback)
2. Randle W. Nelsen and David A. Nock. Reading, Writing and Riches. 97 Victoria Street N.,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Between the Lines. (paperback)
3.
Paulo Freire. Pedagogy of the Oppressed, McGraw Hill. (paperback)
4.
John Eisenberg and Gailand Macqueen. Don't Teach That. General Pub. Co., 1.972.
(paperback)
S. Various handouts as noted on the course calendar; and books and papers on reserve in
the Library as listed in the bibliography.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Tutorial participation, a mid-term, a final exam and a research paper comprise the require-
ments for the course. Each of these requirements will contribute equally toward the
students final grade:
1.
Tutorial Participation. Each student is expected to do the reading
suggested for each seminar, to attend tutorials on a regular basis,
and be prepared to critically discuss readings and lecture presenta-
tions. In addition each student will be expected to make a
seminar presentation during the course and submit the paper for
evaluation. (25% - final grade)
2. Take-home mid-term Exam. A take-home mid-term examination will be given
out at the tutorial on the 25th of February and will be due on the 4th of
March.
3.
Final Exam. A brief but comprehensive final examination will he taken
by students during examination week - April 13-16.
4.
Research Paper. All students will submit a research paper on a current
social issue confronting Canadian or B.-C. education. The paper, will
be grounded in research (i.e., either library research, or empirical
research, e.g., interviews or questions), will not exceed 10 pages in
length and will be typed. The topic of the research paper will be chosen
in consultation with the student's tutorial leader, it is due on April
1st and constitutes 25% of the students final grade.
The specific criteria for evaluating these requirements will he discussed
during the first tutorial session. Reference to a style manual such as
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White, The Elements of Style (available from SPU bookstore) is
advised.
APPEAL PROCEDURE
The following appeal procedure is available to you in the event you feel that your work
has been unfairly evaluated:
1.
Consult with the individual who assigned the grade and seek resolution
of grievance.
2.
Submit the work to the instructor for regrading by either the instructor
or another tutorial leader.
3.
If disagreement about the grade continues, the instructor will seek an
independent evaluation of the work in question by another member of the
Faculty of Education with specific knowledge on the topic.
4.
If still dissatisfied, the student may appeal the decision to the Director
of Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Education.
S. Any student can appeal a decision to the Senate Appeals Board of the
University.
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Course Calendar - Spring 1982
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Reading
January ?
12 L Course Overview
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Sociology,
High
High
Socialization
SchoolSchoolInequalityE
Education
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Schooling ?
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2.
1.
Smollett
Cusick
Illusion
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of
Schools
Choice
Schools
and the
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Suerhill
February ?
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B.C. School System
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Literacy and Schooling in B.C.
9 G Social Class and Education
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Private Schools and Public Funding
16 L Alternate Schools ?
Community Education
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1. Nelson , Nock - Reading,
18 F
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Hutterites ?
Writing ?
Riches
23 G ?
Sexism in School and Society ?
2. B.C.T.F. working paper
25 G
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Rascism in School F Society ?
2. Putman Weir
March ?
2 F Student Rights
4 L3 Mainstreaming E
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the Gifted
9 G Curriculum and Canadian Society
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B.C. Curriculum
16 L ?
Sociological
Theories
of Education ?
1. Freire - Pedagogy of the
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed ?
Oppressed
23 L ?
Intelligence
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2. Owen - Intelligence
25 L Open Forum
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Education
30 L
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Schools make a difference
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1. Eisenberg ?
Macqueen - Don't
April ?
1 L4 Teachers and Teaching in B.C. ?
Teach That
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Innovation and Change in Schools ?
2 Bernstein - Education
8 L Social Control and the future of Education) ?
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Set Text ?
L - Lecture
2 Handout issued by instructor ?
G - Guest Speaker
3 Take home exam due
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F - Film/video
it Final paper due
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NB All lectures on tape in library
SOME RECOMMENDED READING - On reserve
1. Ashton-Warner, Sylvia. Teacher.
2.
Ashworth, Mary. The Forces Which Shaped Them.
3. Beck, John, etal. Toward a Sociology of Education.
4.
Berger, P. E Luckinann, T. The Social Construction of Reality.
S. Bowles, S. ?
Gintis, H. Schooling in Capitalist America.
6.
Burton, A. The Horn and the Beanstalk.
7.
Coleman, J.S. Equality of Educational Opportunity.
8.
Cosin, B.R., etal., eds. Schooling and Society.
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Cusick. Inside High School.
10. Dailly, Eileen. Statement by the Minister of Education (1973).
II. Dale, R. etal., eds. Schooling and Capitalism.
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Eisenberg, John F Macqueen, C. Don't Teach That.
13.
Flanders, Tony. The Professional Development of Teachers.
14. Freire, Paul. Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
15. Goffman, Erving. Asylums.
16.
Graubard, A. The Free School Movement.
17.
Illich, Ivan. Deschooling Society.
18. Jenks, C. Inequality.
!). Johnson, F. Henry. A History of Public Education in British Columbia.
Karabel, J. E Halsey, A.H. Power and Ideology in Education.
21. Kozol, Johnathan. The Night is Dark and I am Far from Home.
22.
Laska, John. Schooling and Education: Basic Concepts and Problems.
23.
Lorimer, R. Canadian Content in Curriculum.
.4. Lortie, Dan. School Teacher.
5. Magsino, R. Student Rights in Canada.
26.
Martell. Politics of the Canadian Public School.
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McGeer, Patrick. Statement by the Minister of Education (1976).
28. Murphy, Raymond. Sociological Theories of Education.
.9. Mussio, J. The B.C. Assessment Program.
.). Nelson ?
Nock. Reading, Writing and Riches.
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Neill. A.S. ?
Sunmerhi1l.
.2. Newmann, Fred E
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Oliver, Dan. Education and Community.
:s. Porter, John. The Vertical Mosaic.
.4. Postman, W.
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Weingartner, C. Teaching as a Subversive Activity.
35.
Rosenthal, R.
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Jacobson, L.F. Pygmalian in the Classroom.
36.
Rutter, Michael. Fifteen Thousand Hours.
:7. Sarasan, Seymour. The Culture of the School and the Problem of Change.
.-8. Schmurr, Richard. Second Handbook of Organization Development in Schools.
39. Smith, Dorothy. An Analysis of Ideological Structures, and how Woman are Secluded.
-10. Stoneman, Cohn. Education and Democracy.
H. Young, M.F. Knowledge and Control: New Directions in the Sociology of Education.
.12. Young. M.F. ?
Whitty, G. Society, State and Schooling.
