EDUC0201 Education: Societal Roles of Schooling

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Course Code EDUC0201  
Course Title Education: Societal Roles of Schooling
(教育:學校的社會角色)
  
Class Date 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27 July 2021

(28 July 2021 is reserved for class make-up in case there is any cancellation of classes due to bad weather or other unexpected factors.)

  
Class Time 9:00am – 11:30am  

 
Teaching Mode Online with live lessons (via CUHK Zoom)
Teacher Dr. Eilly Yi-lee WONG

Professional Consultant
Department of Educational Administration and Policy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  

 
Email wongyilee@cuhk.edu.hk
Medium of Instruction Cantonese
Course Description This course introduces students to some fundamental philosophical ideas underlying education and some basic concepts in understanding societal roles of schooling. In particular, five major roles will be underscored for further discussion: first, schooling is a means of improving one’s social and economic conditions and is thus meant for social mobility; second, schooling actually reproduces class inequality; third, schooling is meant for transmitting appropriate cultural and societal norms and values to the next generation and is thus meant for socialization; fourth, schooling mainly conveys the ideology of the ruling class for the sake of social/political governance and is thus meant for social control; and fifth, schooling could liberate students from ignorance and is meant for empowering students to become agents of social change and is thus meant for social change. Students will be guided to look into each societal role of schooling critically.
Course Content 20 July (Tue): Overview on Education and Society: Societal roles of schooling

21 July (Wed): Social Mobility: Educational inequality and family support

22 July (Thu): Social Reproduction: The class nature of schooling

23 July (Fri): Socialization and Social Control: Teachers, teaching, the school setup

26 July (Mon): Social Change: Alternatives

27 July (Tue): Individual presentations
Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to

  • Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of societal roles of schooling
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of schooling for social inequality and social betterment
Recommended Reading(s) / Reference(s) All course materials, including powerpoint slides and readings and guidelines for an individual presentation, will be uploaded to the CUHK e-learning portal course page.
Course Assessment Personal reflection (20%)

Group discussion (40%)

Individual presentation (40%)
 
  Last updated on 3 June 2021
   

 

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