Sociology of Education
Code
10786
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Mariana Teresa Gaio Alves
Weekly hours
5
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To develop the capacity of sociological questioning and survey of school and educational practices, criticizing superficial and immediate explanations;
To know the school organizations and educational processes, using research results and methods of sociological analysis;
To understand and contribute to the debates about school and educational topics, within a sociological perspective.
Bibliography
Basic references:
• Ana Nunes de ALMEIDA e Maria Manuel VIEIRA, A Escola em Portugal: Novos Olhares, Outros Cenários, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, Lisboa, 2006.
• Rui CANÁRIO, O que é a Escola? Um olhar sociológico, Porto Editora, porto, 2006.
• Raymond QUIVY e Luc CAMPENHOUDT, Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, edições Gradiva, Lisboa, 1992.