English Studies

G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S
Name of lecturer Prof. Dr Šime Pilić
Learning
outcomes and
competences
Through an active and creative participation in this course the future
teachers will acquire knowledge with regard to 1. the correlation of the
education sub-system and the global social system, 2. the social foundation
of their profession. They will also master the method of analyticalsynthetical
observation of education process and institution in the
contemporary society. This course, being a part of educational sciences,
significantly contributes towards obtaining the teacher’s competence, as
well as a number of other competences: instrumental skills (analysis,
synthesis, practical conveying of knowledge, problem solving);
interpersonal skills: (criticism and self-criticism, team work, appreciation
and respect for differences and multicultural values); system skills:
(practical application of knowledge, research skills, adjusting to new
situations, quality maintenance); special skills: (analysis of education
concepts and policies, adjusting to new principles, questioning of ideas
present in education studies, understanding of education system structures,
understanding and respect for both pupils/ students and fellow teachers, as
well as readiness to adjust to the varying circumstances).
Prerequisites Completed requirements for enrolling in graduate study (teacher education).
Prerequisites defined by the Faculty Statute.
Course contents THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL SURVEY. Genesis and development
of sociology of education. Sociological approach and relevant theoretical
concepts of education. SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION. Historical
and social prerequisites (work, industrialisation, modernisation). Social
inequalities as reflected upon education. Socialisation. Conflicts. Role of
family. School. INSTITUTIONALISED EDUCATION SYSTEM. School
as a contemporary trend and its functions. University through history and
today. Education and ideology. School system in the Republic of Croatia.
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CHANGES. Education and social mobility
(stratification, mobility, differentiation, selection). Education and social
reproduction (sexual, professional). Identity and education in the
globalisation and European integration processes. SOCIOLOGY OF THE
TEACHING PROFESSION. Sociology of profession. Socioprofessional
group: primary and secondary school teachers, university teachers.
EDUCATION AND CULTURE. Education and democracy. Environment
issues in education. Religion culture. Education and multicultural society.
Multiculturalism, interculturalism and education. EDUCATION AND
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES. Modernisation and changes in education.
Recommended
reading
Changes in modern society and reforms of education. Alternative education.
Cifrić, I. (1990). Ogledi iz sociologije obrazovanja. Zagreb: Školske
novine.
Flere, S. (1986). (Ed.). Proturječja suvremenog obrazovanja. Zagreb:
CDD. Haralambos, M., Holbron, M. (2002). Obrazovanje. U knjizi
Sociologija: Teme i perspektive. (773-882). Zagreb: Golden marketing.
Pilić, Š. (2000). Regrutiranje srednjoškolskih profesora u postsocijalističkoj
Hrvatskoj. Život i škola, 46, 3, 51-64.
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