EDTE 102 — Social Foundations of Education in Ghana
Teacher Education · University of Ghana
This course introduces students to education in Ghana as a social process and a social institution. It will explore classical and contemporary theories in the sociology of education. Particular emphasis will be placed on examining the relationship between educational institutions and processes and the reproduction of social inequality; and the competing visions of educational reform that have been offered in recent years. Topics to be addressed include the social functions of education; social foundations of schooling within the Ghanaian context; the school as a formal organisation and social system; social factors affecting the educational process.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- EDTE 101 — Introduction to Education
- EDTE 212 — Explaining Science
- EDTE 201 — Philosophical Foundations of Education
- EDTE 202 — Psychology of Human Learning
- EDTE 203 — Introduction to Education and Development
- EDTE 204 — Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Senior High Schools
- EDTE 206 — Adolescent Literacy Development
- EDTE 208 — Education in a Multilingual Society
- EDTE 301 — Quantitative Research Methods in Education
- EDTE 302 — Qualitative Research Methods in Education
- EDTE 303 — Assessment and Evaluation in Senior High Schools
- EDTE 304 — Reflective Practice in Education
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).