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190091 SE Exclusion, Diversity and Social Inequality (2023S)

Learning to labor then and now: A contemporary examination of how working class kids get working class jobs.

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 19 - Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 17.05. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 31.05. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 14.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 21.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 28.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 03.07. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 05.07. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course explores the mechanisms through which educational institutions facilitate the reproduction of disadvantage and exclusion (and consequently privilege and status). This course consists of three main parts:
(I) Starting with a close reading of Paul Willis’ classic ethnographic study of the educational experiences of working-class youth in England, the course will trace how processes in and out of school may lead to very different educational and occupational trajectories.
This will be followed by (II) an exploration of several critiques of ‘Learning to Labor’, including an examination of the extent to which Willis’ findings apply to a post-industrial world,
and (III) a current application of educational disadvantage, integration and exclusion in the context of recent debates in Germany (i.e. ‘little pashas’).

Assessment and permitted materials

The readings for this course will be primarily in English with some German texts. Course discussions will be in German and English and course assignments can also be completed in English or German.

There are three assignments for this course:

Final paper (50 points): 15 pages (double-spaced, 12 pt. font, exclusive cover page and references). The purpose of this paper is for students to demonstate their ability to use theories and concepts of this course and apply them to a topic of educational inequality of their choice. Students can use class notes and readings.

Class Discussant (30 points): For each session, up to 4 students will be responsible for preparing and facilitating a discussion based on the week’s readings. Any discussion questions or power point slides have to be submitted to the instructor the day prior to class.

Active participation (20 points): Students are expected to have read the material for each week and come prepared to ask questions and actively participate in class discussions.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The assignments are worth a total of 100 points.
Below are the point ranges for each grade:

Sehr gut: 100-89.5 points
Gut: <89.5-73.7 points
Befriedigend: <73.7-57.9 points
Ausreichend: <57.9-50.0 points
Nicht bestanden: <50.0 points

A passing grade in this course is a total of 50 points or more. In addition, each individual assignment has to earn a passing grade, and attendance is mandatory (one excused absence is permitted).

Examination topics

Reading list

MacLeod, J. (2018).Ain't no makin'it: Aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood. Routledge.
Nash, R. (1990). Bourdieu on Education and Social and Cultural Reproduction. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 11(4), 431-447.
Willis, P. (2017).Learning to labour: How working class kids get working class jobs. Routledge.
(Any edition is fine the study was also published in German under ‘Spass am Widerstand: Learning to Labour.’ Im Argument Verlag)
Dolby, N., & Dimitriadis, G. (2013).Learning to labor in new times. Routledge.

Additional readings and a more detailed reading schedule and description of assignments will be made available on the first day of class and via the course management site.

Association in the course directory

M7.2

Last modified: Tu 28.02.2023 08:48