Education and society, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

KAS.KAA.020

Language of instruction

English, Finnish

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Basic studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Jaakko Kauko

Responsible teacher:

Pekka Räihä

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Education and Culture 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Education Studies 100 %

Sustainable development goals

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships

The course engages students in becoming acquainted with the fundamental questions and structures of education, as well as education's societal and cultural connections. These include the macro- and microstructures of education, education policy and politics as individual and societal phenomena, the hidden curriculum, and the development of educational thinking as part of a critical societal analysis.

The scientific frame of the course is the sociology of education and education policy.

Learning outcomes

Learning material

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

Lectures (Finnish)

18.09.2024 – 30.11.2024

Completion option 2

Exam

Electronic exam (Finnish)

07.01.2025 – 31.07.2025