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MBS 005 - Anthropology of Education

Faculty of Education · Primary School Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Vocational Informations Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Latife KABAKLI ÇİMEN

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to show what kind of meanings are given to education in different societies and cultural contexts by going from a cultural comparative perspective.

Course Content

 

The subject, basic concepts, history and method of anthropology; basic approaches in cultural anthropology; anthropological aspects of education and basic concepts of educational anthropology,  Culture, culturing, culturing, adaptation, subculture, counterculture, co-culture, etc .; cultural foundations and functions of education,  intercultural differentiation, education and learning; school as a habitat, school cultures and ethnographies; media, mass media, popular culture and education; globalization, cultural interaction, cultural literacy and education,  Education in oral and written literary works in the history of Turkish culture and civilization; The roles of parents and children in Turkish family structure.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. At the end of this course, students; Learn the basic concepts, subjects and methods of the field of Educational Anthropology.
  2. Students will be able to comprehend the similarities and differences in basic fields such as school, classroom, curriculum and teacher training by examining educational researches related to different cultures
  3. Evaluates the education, learning and learning processes in the cultural context through examples of Turkish education system as well as examples from different cultures
  4. Comprehends the relationship between education and anthropology.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%80 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm199
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1INTRODUCTION COURSE DESCRIPTIONCourse Syllabus
2BASIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIOLOGYReading the relevant parts of the source book
3Pioneers of sociology and educational perspectivesRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
4EDUCATION IN TERMS OF BASIC SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIESRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
5INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGYRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
6DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGY IN TURKEYRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
7CULTURE AND EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
8MIDTERM.
9SOCIALIZATION AND EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
10SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
11SOCIAL STRATIFICATION INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
12SOCIAL MOBILITY AND EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
13SOCIAL CHANGE AND EDUCATIONRelevant sections will be read from the mentioned sources.
14SCHOOL AS A SOCIAL CULTURAL AND MORAL SYSTEM AND COMMUNITYReading the relevant parts of the source book
15General Evaluation.
16FinalFinal