educational sociology

American  

noun

1. the application of sociological principles and methods to the solution of problems in an educational system.

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Etymology

Origin of educational sociology

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

In the courses on educational sociology, there should be an attempt to help the student feel that the highest aim of education is not individualistic, but social.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

It rests upon the twin pillars of educational psychology and educational sociology.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Prince, Samuel Henry

The following are the most frequently offered: Principles of education, philosophy of education, theory of education, educational psychology, genetic psychology, experimental education, child study, adolescence, moral education, educational sociology, social aspects of education.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul