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Course Description Course Name : Hidden Curriculum in Education Course Code : EPÖ 761 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEDİHA SARI Learning Outcomes of the Course : Defines and explains basic concepts of hidden curriculum Recognizes and explains the constituents of hidden curriculum Identifies approaches to hidden curriculum Explains the functions of hidden curriculum in cognitive domain learning outcomes Explains functions of hidden curriculum in affective domain learning outcomes Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The main purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches of hidden curriculum in education. The course also discusses implications of hidden curriculum in school settings from various forms of discrimination to teaching democratic values. Course Contents : In this course topics such as basic concepts of the hidden curriculum in education, dimensions of the hidden curriculum, Approaches of hidden curriculum, Effects of hidden curriculum in cognitive domain, Effects of hidden curriculum in affective domain, Racial and ethnic discrimination, Students’ resistance, Gender discrimination, Teaching democratic values through hidden curriculum , Ideology and textbooks, Social classes and the hidden curriculum of school, Religious education and hidden curriculum, Current national policies in education and hidden curriculum are investigated. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : clasrroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Basic concepts of hidden curriculum in education Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 2 Constituents of hidden curriculum Beliefs and Attitudes Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 3 Values Rules Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 4 Communication Ceremonies Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 5 Approaches to hidden curriculum Functionalist Approach Marxist Approach Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 6 Radical Approach Resistance Theory Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 7 Effects of hidden curriculum on cognitive domain Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 8 Effects of hidden curriculum on affective domain Reading the related materials Lecture Question and answer Discussion 9 Racial, ethnic and gender discrimination and hidden curriculum Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 10 Students’ resistance Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 11 Teaching democratic values through hidden curriculum Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 12 Ideology and textbooks Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 13 Social classes and the hidden curriculum of school Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 14 Current national policies in education and hidden curriculum Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question and answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 15 Final Exam and homework submission Preparation for the exam Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Blumberg, A. and Blumberg, P. (1994). The unwritten curriculum: Things learned but not taught in schools. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, Inc.  Apple, M. W. (1979). Ideology and curriculum. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul.  Margolis, E. (Edt.). Hidden curriculum in higher education. NewYork, London: Routledge  Apple, M. W. (1986). Teachers and texts. New York: Routledge  Apple, M. W. (1990). Ideology and curriculum. New York: Routledge  Apple, M. W. (1993). Official knowledge. New York: Routledge  Apple, M. W. (1996). Cultural politics and education. New York: Teachers College Press  Apple, M. W. (2006).Educating the “Right” Way. New York: Routledge  Apple, M. W. (2010). Global crises, social justice and education. New York: Routledge  Apple, M. W. & Beane, J. (Edt. 2007). Democratic schools: Lessons in powerful education. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann  Freedman, S. E. (1988). Teaching, gender and curriculum. In Michael W. Apple and Landon E. Beyer (edt.) The Curriculum. Pp. 204-217. New York: State University of New York Pres. Required Course Material(s)  Jackson, P. W. (1968). Life in clasrooms. New York: Teachers College Press   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 50 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 On the basis of the Educational Sciences BA degree qualificatons, improves his/her knowledge in the same field at the level of expertise. 5 2 Understands the multi-dimensional causes of a problem and evaluates the problem as a whole 5 3 Analyzes a scientific article in the field of educational sciences. 3 4 Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge s/he gained at the level of expertise in the field of educational sciences. 5 5 Uses and develops individual assessment techniques. 4 6 Guides the graduates of the field of educational sciencies within the framework of the knowledge and experiences that specialized training provides. 3 7 Gains knowledge and experience about the appliations which can make the field of expertise functional in educational field. 5 8 Makes prediction about the partner behaviors through the applications concerning the field of expertise. 5 9 Solves a problem in the context of educational sciences in a scientific perspective. 4 10 Integrates the theoretical knowledge within the scope of the field of educational sciences with the field of application. 5 11 Takes responsibility for solving the problems at the local and national level during the educational science-oriented applications. 5 12 Communicates effectively and properly with students, teachers, school administrators, and members of families and working group. 5 13 Has a good command of foreign language to be able to follow the foreign resources related to the field. 2 14 Informs his/her colleagues about the processes regarding the field of expertise and conclusions reached. 4 15 Uses the different statistical techniques and information and communication technologies that s/he needs in the field of expertise. 1 16 Provides the support of the institution employees to make the applications concerning educational sciences successful. 3 17 Develops internalized knowledge in the field of expertise and the related disciplines at the level of expertise. 5 18 Identifies the sources of the problems in the field of educational sciences and contributes to the solution of these problems. 5 19 Provides the cooperation of all partners in educational environment stating the necessity of the field of expertise. 5 20 Assesses the necessities which reveal through the applications related to the field of expertise in a critical way. 5 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 15 15     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0     Final Exam 1 20 20 Total Workload: 147 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.88 ECTS Credit: 6