如果您对教育与我们所生活的社会之间的联系感兴趣，那么教育和社会学可以提供完美的结合。通过参加该综合课程，您将有机会从多种角度研究教育实践和过程。您将定义，描述和使用关键概念，例如机会均等，阶级，性别，市场化和社会排斥。您将学习将当代教育政策与全球，经济，文化和社会变革的更广泛过程联系起来，并有机会观察这些过程如何通过安置来影响教学实践。必修的社会学模块将为您提供该学科关键领域的基础，即不平等，社会理论和研究方法。我们的计划涵盖了广泛的主题，包括家庭，健康，激进主义和抗议，社交媒体，全球化以及城市生活。学习
Education and Sociology at Keele explores the nature of learning including the core elements such as policy, teaching and practice, whilst providing insight into various aspects of the social world and how these areas influence the social challenges faced by individuals.<br><br>On this combined honours programme, you will actively engage with discussions around various topics such as psychological, sociological and cultural influences in education, and consider how these may evolve in the future. You will explore key issues and challenges associated with teaching and learning at different levels, such as primary and secondary.<br><br>You will be encouraged to critically evaluate what education means to individuals and to consider important scenarios around the roles and responsibilities of teachers. You will explore how children learn and analyse contemporary assessment methods, considering key factors such as age, the support a student may receive in a range of educational settings, as well as the influence of technology that plays a crucial role in their learning. With this knowledge you will become familiar with how the education sector operates and the ways in which teaching is delivered, with consideration of classroom behaviour amongst students.<br><br>In Sociology, you will explore topics such as ethnicity, class, migration, and feminism, and consider the historical explanations and developments for these areas in the contemporary world. You will investigate how these topics promote inclusion in society or create social divisions based on different opinions and experiences. This will encourage you to have an analytical approach to different theories and explanations and develop fair arguments based on data and your individual critical views.<br><br>You will develop your imaginative thinking and awareness around social inequalities and a range of important sociological issues. Throughout this course, you will develop your innovative, imaginative, and problem-solving approaches to Sociology and become an independent and analytical thinker.