Study programme 2025-2026Français
Sociology of Education
Programme component of Bachelor's in Psychology and Education: General (CHARLEROI) (shift schedule) à la Faculty of Psychology and Education

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UP-B3-BAGENE-010-CCompulsory UELAHAYE WillyP330 - Service de Pédagogie et Andragogie Sociales
  • CARTON Tabatha
  • LAHAYE Willy

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français155100044.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
P-SPAS-192Sociology of Education155000Q1
P-SPAS-194Sociology of Education (practicals)001000Q1

Overall mark : the assessments of each AA result in an overall mark for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology and educational sciences to analyse a situation involving these disciplines
    • Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in psychology and educational sciences and their applications
    • Identify and describe the biological and socio-cultural foundations of human behaviour
    • Identify and describe the specific characteristics of psychology and educational sciences and their relationship to other contributory disciplines
    • Describe the principles of methodological approaches (objectives, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of individuals, groups and organisations
  • Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
    • Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
    • Write bibliographic references and results of statistical analysis in a standardised way (according to APA standards)
    • Structure data gathered during the analysis of an intervention request
    • Provide information (both orally and in writing) regarding the fields of psychology and educational sciences in an intelligible manner, with a good command of the language communication techniques.
  • Grow personally and professionally
    • Name the separate branches of psychology and educational sciences
    • Identify the different stakeholders involved in the practice of psychology and educational sciences
    • Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
    • Understand the various means available for documentation, to promote self-learning and lifelong learning

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the instruction, the students will be able to: examine the sociological principles leading to the creation of the school; define and illustrate the issues in sociology of education; define the main streams in sociology of education; examine the determinants of the success at school; analyse the mecanisms working at school in favour of social inequalities

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

From the economical approach t othe humanistic approach of the school; the holistic paradigm and the individualistic paradigm of the school; the construction of the judgment at school; the effects of the judgment at school on the child; the school success in poor milieu; the violence at school; the sociological concepts of inequalities at school.
The learning activities are complementary and only differ in terms of teaching modalities

 

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not aplicable

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q1 UE assessment

100%

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE resit assessment (BAB1)

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q1 UE resit assessment

100%

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q3 UE assessment

100%

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
P-SPAS-192
  • Cours magistraux
  • Conférences
P-SPAS-194
  • Préparations, travaux, recherches d'information

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
P-SPAS-192
  • Hybrid
P-SPAS-194
  • Hybrid

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
P-SPAS-192Not applicable
P-SPAS-194Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
P-SPAS-192Not applicable
P-SPAS-194Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
P-SPAS-192Lahire B. (1998), L'homme pluriel, Fayard. Van Zanten A. (sous la direction de) (2000), L'école, l'état des savoirs, Paris, La Découverte. . Charlot B. (1996), Sociologie de l'éducation : état des lieux, dans Politique, n°1, juillet-août-septembre 1996, pp. 67-74. . Fitoussi J.-P. et Rosanvallon P. (1996), Le nouvel âge des inégalités, Paris, Le Seuil. Payet, J.-P. (2017), Ecole et familles, Mont-Saint-Guibert, de Boeck.
P-SPAS-194Lahire B. (1998), L'homme pluriel, Fayard; Van Zanten A. (sous la direction de) (2000), L'école, l'état des savoirs, Paris, La Découverte. . Charlot B. (1996), Sociologie de l'éducation : état des lieux, dans Politique, n°1, juillet-août-septembre 1996, pp. 67-74. . Fitoussi J.-P. et Rosanvallon P. (1996), Le nouvel âge des inégalités, Paris, Le Seuil. Payet, J.-P. (2017), Ecole et familles, Mont-Saint-Guibert, de Boeck.
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 23/05/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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