Some thematic aspects (content) of SoE II:
• The role of science and universities in generating societal knowledge.
1. What (function) is science?
2. What (function) is university?
3. What is society?
4. What is knowledge and its connection to social?
• The social significance of the education and higher education system.
1. Education system in general?
2. Higher education system?
• The impact of globalization on education and higher education
1. Local/national languages losing their importance for the benefit of English
2. What is globalization in this context?
• The effects of social inequalities within the education and higher education system
1. What are categories of social inequalities? (income, milieu, familie background etc.)
2. Link between social inequality and education/higher education system?
3. The example of “Berufungsverfahren” in Germany
The course deals with sociological perspectives on education, knowledge, society and social inequality. The focus is on theoretical approaches to power, knowledge and practice. The course language is English.
• The role of science and universities in generating societal knowledge.
1. What (function) is science?
2. What (function) is university?
3. What is society?
4. What is knowledge and its connection to social?
• The social significance of the education and higher education system.
1. Education system in general?
2. Higher education system?
• The impact of globalization on education and higher education
1. Local/national languages losing their importance for the benefit of English
2. What is globalization in this context?
• The effects of social inequalities within the education and higher education system
1. What are categories of social inequalities? (income, milieu, familie background etc.)
2. Link between social inequality and education/higher education system?
3. The example of “Berufungsverfahren” in Germany
The course deals with sociological perspectives on education, knowledge, society and social inequality. The focus is on theoretical approaches to power, knowledge and practice. The course language is English.
- Lehrende:r: Fatih Bahadir Kaya