190103 SE School and Education Research (2020W)
Current issues in schooling with an international perspective
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 01.09.2020 06:30 to Tu 22.09.2020 09:00
- Registration is open from Fr 25.09.2020 09:00 to Tu 29.09.2020 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 19.10.2020 09:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Raumkapazität SR 4 im WS 20: 15 Studierende + 1 Lehrende*r
- Monday 05.10. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 19.10. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 16.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 30.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 14.12. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 11.01. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Monday 25.01. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The weighting for the final course grade will be as follows:
- Attendance/participation 10%
- Assignments 20%
- Presentation 30%
- Seminar Paper 40%All assignments you submit should be the result of your effort. Plagiarism, a specific form of cheating, means using someone else’s work without giving credit. You have to acknowledge the sources you use in your assignments. Cheating includes but not limited to acts such as offering or receiving assistance in the exams, using unauthorized written material during the exams, submitting somebody else’s work as your own, copying from the Internet. Academic dishonesty, including any form of cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in failure of the course and/or formal disciplinary proceedings.
- Attendance/participation 10%
- Assignments 20%
- Presentation 30%
- Seminar Paper 40%All assignments you submit should be the result of your effort. Plagiarism, a specific form of cheating, means using someone else’s work without giving credit. You have to acknowledge the sources you use in your assignments. Cheating includes but not limited to acts such as offering or receiving assistance in the exams, using unauthorized written material during the exams, submitting somebody else’s work as your own, copying from the Internet. Academic dishonesty, including any form of cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in failure of the course and/or formal disciplinary proceedings.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assignments: Students are expected to submit assignments based on class-work. These assignments may take place inside and outside the classroom. It is recognized, however, that personal responsibilities may sometimes require students to miss a class. In such case, it is your responsibility to contact your classmates and make sure that you bring in the required assignment for the following week.
- Critical Essay: Each student will be expected to prepare one critical essay, based on the primary sections of the class which should be 3 pages long, 1.5 spaced. The review essay should identify a point of view or perspective that students take away from the readings
in that section. The essay should develop this theme with appropriate cited references to the text and other resources that support your point of view; it should not become a summary of the readings.
- Article Review: You are expected to write a 500-700 word critical review of a current events article relevant to one of the topics we have covered in class, and present this article in class.
- Leading class discussions: Each class member will be assigned to a theme based on the course calendar. You will be responsible for initiating and leading class discussion for that day. The preparation of a single sheet of discussion questions or some other visual aid to engage the class (Power Point, poster, etc.) is encouraged. Presentations should help engage the class in a lively discussion of the readings.
- Seminar Paper: You are expected to write a 15 pages long paper examining a related research topic. Your paper will be evaluated on cohesiveness, clarity, rational lines of argument, evenhandedness (both sides of the issue) and appropriate use of the English language. You will be given a rubric regarding the expectations and scoring.
- Critical Essay: Each student will be expected to prepare one critical essay, based on the primary sections of the class which should be 3 pages long, 1.5 spaced. The review essay should identify a point of view or perspective that students take away from the readings
in that section. The essay should develop this theme with appropriate cited references to the text and other resources that support your point of view; it should not become a summary of the readings.
- Article Review: You are expected to write a 500-700 word critical review of a current events article relevant to one of the topics we have covered in class, and present this article in class.
- Leading class discussions: Each class member will be assigned to a theme based on the course calendar. You will be responsible for initiating and leading class discussion for that day. The preparation of a single sheet of discussion questions or some other visual aid to engage the class (Power Point, poster, etc.) is encouraged. Presentations should help engage the class in a lively discussion of the readings.
- Seminar Paper: You are expected to write a 15 pages long paper examining a related research topic. Your paper will be evaluated on cohesiveness, clarity, rational lines of argument, evenhandedness (both sides of the issue) and appropriate use of the English language. You will be given a rubric regarding the expectations and scoring.
Examination topics
This course will mainly base on scientific articles, books and book chapters. Readings will be uploaded on Moodle.
Reading list
This course will mainly base on recent studies and research from scientific articles, books and book chapters. You are also required to conduct a literature review on your thematic subject. Readings will be uploaded on Moodle. Some of the suggested readings are:
Ball, S. (Ed.) (2004). The Routledge Falmer Reader in Sociology of Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Ballantine, H. & Hammack, F. M. (Eds.) (2009). The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Brint, S. G. (2006). Schools and Societies. California: Stanford University Press.
Bryk, A. S., & Schneider, B. (2002). Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Bourdieu, Pierre. "Cultural Reproduction and Social Reproduction." In The Structure of Schooling:
Hallinan, M. T. (Ed.) (2000). Handbook of the Sociology of Education. NY: Springer.
Oakes, J., Rogers, J., & Lipton, M. (2006). Learning Power: Organizing for Education and Justice. New York: Teachers College Press
Sadovnik, A. R. (Ed.) (2007). Sociology of Education: A critical reader. New York: Routledge.
Ball, S. (Ed.) (2004). The Routledge Falmer Reader in Sociology of Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Ballantine, H. & Hammack, F. M. (Eds.) (2009). The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Brint, S. G. (2006). Schools and Societies. California: Stanford University Press.
Bryk, A. S., & Schneider, B. (2002). Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Bourdieu, Pierre. "Cultural Reproduction and Social Reproduction." In The Structure of Schooling:
Hallinan, M. T. (Ed.) (2000). Handbook of the Sociology of Education. NY: Springer.
Oakes, J., Rogers, J., & Lipton, M. (2006). Learning Power: Organizing for Education and Justice. New York: Teachers College Press
Sadovnik, A. R. (Ed.) (2007). Sociology of Education: A critical reader. New York: Routledge.
Association in the course directory
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1) What are the prevailing trends and issues in education nationally and internationally?
2) What are the various social and political issues that have an influence on educational processes and outcomes?
3) What does the research tell us about these issues?
4) What are the cross-national differences in education and educational systems regarding these issues?By the end of this course students will be able to:
- understand the forces and factors with the power and/or influence to affect schools and schooling and education in general
- apply critical thinking skills to their comprehension of education in relation to significant areas of research.
- gain a cross-national perspective
- read, evaluate and reflect on scholarly research on education
- engage in related literature in order to answer their own questions as well as this course’s essential questions
- write a scholarly paper examining one of the questions of the courseMain themes of the course are as follows. There will be sub-topics for each team and students will choose one topic to focus and examine in detail.
o Social Justice and Equality
o Multiculturalism
o Digitalization
o Globalization/Internationalization