Universität Wien

190063 SE Education, Socialisation and Society (2021W)

Curriculum, textbooks and the fabrication of loyal national citizens

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 19 - Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Whether the seminar can be held on-site or must be conducted online depends on the overall epidemiologic situation.

  • Wednesday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 01.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Education and schooling have been tasked with making certain kinds of students who will become ideal citizens with particular ways of understanding the world. The curriculum has historically been an integral part of this citizen-making process, as it defines and frames what is important to a particular society at a given time. Certain school subjects have also, therefore, emerged over time which have been imbued with the purpose of training students accordingly. At the same time, in the interaction between teacher and student, the focus is often on the teaching materials, usually textbooks. Textbooks have the task of concretizing the normative specifications of the curricula and, in doing so, have an enormous power to shape children's worlds of thought and imagination.
In the seminar, we will review the relationship between curriculum, the purposing of school subjects and textbooks, and we will show how these can be studied to reveal their normative systems.

Assessment and permitted materials

At the end of the seminar there will be a test with 5 open questions. In each of the questions you can score 4 points, so the maximum number is 20. To pass the seminar, one must score 11 points (55%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Thorough preparation for each seminar session is as much a prerequisite for passing the seminar as active participation in the discussion.

Examination topics

Well-prepared and active participation is mandatory and accounts for 20% of the points that can be earned in the course. A written test (5 questions) at the end of the semester is the basis for 80% of the grade (max. 20 points).
Total points: 25; minimum 56%, 14 points
23-25 = 1
20-22 = 2
17-19 = 3
14-16 = 4
0 - 13 = 5

Reading list

Before coming to class, please read / Vor Beginn des Seminars lesen Sie bitte:

Tröhler, D. (2016). Curriculum history or the educational construction of Europe in the long nineteenth century
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317002808_Curriculum_history_or_the_educational_construction_of_Europe_in_the_long_nineteenth_century

Association in the course directory

WM-M13

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18