教育在現代社會的兩個主要目標：一是社會化，亦即使社會組成成員接受社會規範及價值，以適應社會生活。二是選擇，即是培養個人知能，為社會經濟發展選擇適當人才。從社會學的角度分析，教育目標的制定、實施與家庭、學校、社會、經濟、國家政策與文化傳統都有相當的關連，這些因素影響個人在社會中能夠得到何種及多少資源和機會，以及個人的價值態度和行為的養成，進而循環影響到個人的教育成就與社會地位的取得。中外許多的研究也充分顯示，個人的學習成就與其個人或家庭所處的社會地位，社會網絡、教育制度與教學過程均具有密切關係，因此從社會學的觀點來看，吾人所關心的諸多教育問題，並不能僅從個人的心理層面或理念的哲學層面，也必須從社會互動、網絡、組織、文化和制度面來探討。
因此本課程的目的放置在，訓練修課學生能夠從教育與社會互動的視野探究教育現象，並試圖從些分析當中發現教育的社會層面問題，並找尋解決困境的方法。課程的設計將從分析教育現象的基本社會理論著手，再逐次運用到不同教育現象的分析；對不同教育現象的社會學分析除了觀念的闡述與釐清外，也進一步檢閱實證的研究成果，以協助學生瞭解如何進行教育社會學的研究。本年度的課程規劃包括教育社會學經常探討的社會階層、社會資本、國家霸權等理論與實證的探討外，也將包括十二年國教與教育機會均等的議題，期待學生透過理論與實務的不斷對話，來理解教育與社會的關係，並養成更具全面解釋與解決教育問題的能力。期待學生完成本課程後將獲得下列能力：
(一) 能了解教育社會學的重要概念與理論
(二) 能了解教育社會學關懷的基本議題與觀點取向
(三) 能具有從教育社會學的視野對教育現況反思的能力
(四) 能對社會弱勢群體的教育現象產生關懷興趣，並投入探究問題
本質的能力

Education has two main goals in modern society: First, socialization, which means that members of society accept social norms and values ​​to adapt to social life. The second is selection, which is to cultivate personal knowledge and select appropriate talents for social and economic development. From a sociological perspective, the formulation and implementation of educational goals are closely related to family, school, society, economy, national policies and cultural traditions. These factors affect what and how many resources and opportunities an individual can obtain in society, as well as the cultivation of personal values, attitudes and behaviors, which in turn affect the individual's educational achievements and social status. Many studies at home and abroad have also fully shown that an individual's academic achievement is closely related to his or her family's social status, social network, educational system and teaching process. Therefore, from a sociological point of view, many educational issues that we are concerned about cannot only be discussed from the individual psychological level or the philosophical level of ideas, but also from the perspective of social interaction, networks, organizations, culture and institutions.
Therefore, the purpose of this course is to train students to explore educational phenomena from the perspective of interaction between education and society, and try to discover the social aspects of education from these analyses, and find ways to solve dilemmas. The design of the course will start from the basic social theory of analyzing educational phenomena, and then apply it to the analysis of different educational phenomena. In addition to the elaboration and clarification of concepts, the sociological analysis of different educational phenomena will also further review empirical research results to help students understand how to conduct educational sociology research. This year's curriculum plan includes theoretical and empirical discussions on social class, social capital, and national hegemony that are often discussed in educational sociology. It will also include the twelve-year issue of state education and equal educational opportunities. It is expected that students will understand the relationship between education and society through continuous dialogue between theory and practice, and develop the ability to explain and solve educational problems more comprehensively. It is expected that students will acquire the following abilities after completing this course:
(1) Be able to understand the important concepts and theories of educational sociology
(2) Be able to understand the basic issues and viewpoints of the sociology of education
(3) Have the ability to reflect on the current situation of education from the perspective of educational sociology
(4) Be able to show concern and interest in the educational phenomena of disadvantaged groups in society and devote themselves to exploring issues
essential ability

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