EEL445 The Individual in Society (8)
CSU Discipline Area: VET & Higher Education (VOCHE)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces students to the concepts of society and the individual, and their interrelationship. A sociological and historical approach is adopted that emphasises the development of the modern industrial and post-industrial state and its complex relationship with social collectives and individuals. Emphasis is placed on the role of social institutions in shaping individual and collective difference. The subject introduces students to sociological theories and relates these to the particular adult and vocational education settings in which the students are working. It also focuses on "dimensions of disadvantage" in both theoretical and practical contexts. Social justice and equity are also explored in the current Australian context.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 3 |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEL445
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed EEC100 or EEL120 or EEL220 or EEL404 .
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- understand a variety of sociological theories relevant to the practice of adult and vocational education in Australia
- have the capacity to use these theories to analyse both themselves and their teaching environments
- understand the development of the modern industrial/post-industrial society
- understand the nature of individualism and difference and their construction by social institutions
- be able to describe and explain the development of Adult and Vocational Education policy
- understand the range of key terms used in discussions of Adult and Vocational Education and its relation to social and economic development
- understand the role of Adult and Vocational Education organisations and practitioners implementing and interpreting relevant policy in the context of economic and social development
- understand the principles of social justice and equity
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Writing for the Social Sciences
- VET Policy
- Historical understanding/context
- Rise of Industrial Society
- Sociology and the Sociological Imagination
- The Individual in Society
- Family
- Class
- Globalisation
- Education and Society
- Indigenous Australians
- Ethnicity and Immigration
- Health and Wellbeing
- Dimensions of Disadvantage
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.