Syllabus Information

1.1. Introduction

This subject forms part of the basic training of the professionals in teaching and it is taught in the second term of the first course. It offers the first contact for the students to the contributions of Sociology and Social Psychology to the study and comprehension of educational facts.

2.1. Learning goals

Learning results that define the subject

The student:

1. Identifies and analyses critically the most relevant questions of current society that concern family and school education.
2. Values the basic cultural elements as a way of comprehending one’s own culture and other cultures that coexist in the same society.
3. Knows and values critically the process of socialisation of the individual and the social factors that contribute to the construction of the personal identity and the gender which we identify with.
4. Knows and is capable of analyzing the basic psychosocial elements of the process of social interaction.
5. Identifies and analyzes critically the stereotypes, prejudices, etc. as factors that influence the process of social interaction, as well as their consequences in the areas of family, school and social conflicts, being capable of proposing strategies to overcome them.

5.1. Methodological overview

The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. It is based on active participation, case studies, teamwork etc. that favors the development of communicative skills and critical thinking. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as lectures, practical activities, practice sessions, autonomous work, tutorials, and academic guidance.

Further information regarding the course will be provided on the first day of class.

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes 6 ECTS organized according to:

- Lectures (3  ECTS): 30  hours.

- Practice sessions (2  ECTS): 20 hours.

- Autonomous work ( ECTS): 87 hours.

- Tutorials (1  ECTS): 10  hours.

- Assessment (0,3 ECTS): 3 hours.

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

1. SOCIAL CHANGES AND EDUCATION
   1. Culture and Socialization
   2. Information Society and new educational changes
   3. Models of family and their influence in education

1. SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND EDUCATION
   1. Multiculturalism, racism and school
   2. Coeducation, early detection of gender violence, sexism and school

1. ANALYSIS OF SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
   1. Sociological theories of education

1. INTERACTION IN THE CLASSROOM IN GROUPS
   1.  Group structure
   2.  Group processes
   3.  Work in small groups in the classroom
   4. Group techniques

1. POWER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE EDUCATONAL CENTRE
   1. Leadership
   2. Processes of social influence

1. PROCESSES OF INTERACTION: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AND DETERMINE
   1. Social perception and social attribution
   2. Stereotypes and prejudices

1. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL IDENTITY
   1. Social construction of personal identity. The theory of social identity. The construction of gender identity.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

For further details concerning the timetable, classroom and further information regarding this course please refer to the Facultad de Educación de Zaragoza website (http://educacion.unizar.es/); the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales de Teruel  website (https://fcsh.unizar.es/) and the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación de Huesca (https://magister.unizar.es/) 

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Basic bibliography / BC: Complementary bibliography]