Teaching sociology within teacher education : revisiting, realigning and re-embedding


Autoria(s): Doherty, Catherine A.; Dooley, Karen T.; Woods, Annette F.
Data(s)

01/12/2013

Resumo

This paper uses theoretical resources from the sociology of education to consider the teaching of sociology in teacher education programs in Australia. Once a disciplinary ‘pillar’ of teacher education, sociology’s contribution has become less explicit while more integrated, with consequences for disciplinary identity. Here we explore how sociology is taught in teacher education curricula on two fronts. Firstly we outline how sociology is embedded as one of a number of competing perspectives in foundational studies, and its pedagogic consequences. Then we consider the powerful contribution of sociology in literacy studies, amidst public debate about literacy performance. The analysis draws on Bernstein’s (2000) distinction between singular disciplinary curriculum design and practically-oriented regional curriculum design. We seek to trouble the commonsense binary between theory and practice that structures debates around professional education in higher education more broadly, and to dignify service sociology as a valuable, generative site for the discipline’s future.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/64415/

Publicador

SAGE Publications

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/64415/2/64415.pdf

DOI:10.1177/1440783313504062

Doherty, Catherine A., Dooley, Karen T., & Woods, Annette F. (2013) Teaching sociology within teacher education : revisiting, realigning and re-embedding. Journal of Sociology, 49(4), pp. 515-530.

Direitos

Copyright 2013 The Australian Sociological Association,

Fonte

Children & Youth Research Centre; School of Cultural & Professional Learning; School of Curriculum; Faculty of Education; School of Early Childhood

Palavras-Chave #130103 Higher Education #130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development #130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE ESL and TESOL) #130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators #160809 Sociology of Education #teacher education #sociology #curriculum #literacy #discipline #vocationalism #HERN
Tipo

Journal Article