Naslov
Sociology courses in subject teacher education

Autori
Rogošić, Silvia

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Global Academic Research Institute Proceedings 2023 / - , 2023, 15-15

ISBN
978-624-6068-10-3

Skup
12th International Conference on Education and Distance Learning

Mjesto i datum
Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 24.02.2023. - 25.02.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sociology courses, study programmes, subject teachers

Sažetak
Sociology emphasises the role of education in achieving certain social, economic, and political goals and provides students with the opportunity to analyse a complex relationship between schooling and social context. Acquiring sociological knowledge has an impact on the teaching practice but it also prepares prospective teachers for civic responsibility and social engagement. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the extent to which sociology courses are represented in subject teacher education study programmes in the Republic of Croatia (RC) and the topics they cover. The research presented in this paper is based on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of subject teacher education study programmes at six faculties of the University of Zagreb, Croatia (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Croatian Studies, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Kinesiology, Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Music). Study programmes for educating teachers of history, Croatian language, English language, psychology, mathematics, geography, chemistry, kinesiology, art, and music are analysed. The data show major differences in the education of subject teachers in the field of sociology. For instance, in three study programmes, Sociology of Education is a compulsory subject while in most cases sociology courses are offered as electives. The paper discusses which topics from the field of sociology are important to include in subject teacher education programmes, as well as the possibilities of adapting the content of sociology courses to a specific study programme. In addition, the consequences of underrepresentation of sociological topics in the subject teacher education study programmes are also discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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