| Educational institutions are sites of teaching and learning where different stakeholders interact to take
proper decisions in the interest of students, teachers, parents, administrators and other school staff,
amongst others. Understanding the different perspectives on sociology of education will prepare
students to enter the world of work and to deal with members of the society as good citizens. The
Module on Sociology of education will also help students to develop respect for members from
different ethnic backgrounds. The modules explores definitions of education, formal and informal
education; perspectives on education: Functionalism, marxism, feminism and Interactionism; Factors
accounting for educational achievement: Sub cultural explanation, Cultural Capital Theory, Cultural
Deprivation Theory, Basil Bernstein’s speech pattern and labeling Theory; Drop outs in Education;
Education and inequality, Educational Reforms in Mauritius, Social media and its impact on
Learning. |
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu |
