Course Description

SY316* Sociology of Education 1.0

An investigation of sociological approaches to educational institutions. Topics covered include the origins of systems of state schooling, theories of education in capitalist society, education and social selection, the ethnography of schooling, and others.†

Prerequisite: SY203* or possession of an Ontario Teacher's Certificate (or its equivalent).

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor