Sociology in French High Schools: The Challenge of Teaching Social Issues
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The aim of the article is to answer the question of what kind of sociology teaching is provided in French lycées. It describes and characterises a state of affairs that has resulted from a process of evolution. The article engages with the wider question of curriculum change, using the tools of sociology to tackle the issue. It illustrates the power of ‘school subjects’ as institutional forms, just as it reveals their composite and socially constituted nature. It highlights the role of teachers in shaping the changes in the content of this subject, including at the level of the formal curriculumCet article cherche à caractériser la sociologie qui est enseignée dans les lycées français. Il décrit un état de choses en évolution. Ce faisant il aborde, avec les outils de la sociologie du curriculum, la vaste question des changements des curricula. Il montre la prégnance de la forme sociale « discipline scolaire » et le caractère à la fois socialement construit et composite des savoirs qu’elle peut contenir. Il éclaire le rôle, souvent méconnu, des professeurs dans la détermination des contenus enseignés y compris ceux qui sont prescrits.
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2009-12-20
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Chatel, E. (2009). Sociology in French High Schools: The Challenge of Teaching Social Issues. JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.4119/jsse-405
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