This paper examines the theory of critical sociology of education by probing it through the unique example of the education of the Druze in the Golan. This examination highlights the fact that even if ...

Teaching Sociology, Vol. 37, No. 3, Special Issue on the Sociology of the Classroom (Jul., 2009), pp. 233-244 (12 pages) Teaching Sociology's emphasis on the scholarship of teaching and learning has ...

This course is divided in four parts. In the first part, we will discuss various definitions of "sociological theory" and reflect on approaches to studying theories, including the sociology of ...

Charles E. Bidwell, an influential sociologist and former chair of the Departments of Education and Sociology at the University of Chicago, died Nov. 6. He was 84. Bidwell, AB’50, AM’53, PhD’56, whose ...

Sociology is the study of social organizations, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior in the modern world. The Sociology Education degree offers a liberal arts ...

This course introduces students to the methods and theories used by sociologists to explore the nature of society. Selected topics may include culture, socialization, social interaction, groups, ...

Where to find the readings: = Firestone Reserve/Graduate Reading Room (paper). = Electronic reserve/Blackboard course documents. = World Wide Web (click on the link in the syllabus). Rousseau, The ...

This program is intentionally broad to be inclusive of the diverse range of fields of study of our students that could be explored through the lens and dynamics of theories and practices in education.

When a student makes an academic or vocational choice, what they are negotiating is one of the interfaces between them as an individual and society. Career development and guidance theories therefore ...