educational sociology

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of educational sociology¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

“Morale wins wars, solves crises, is an indispensable condition of a vigorous national life and equally essential to the maximum achievement of the individual,” historian Arthur Upham Pope wrote in a 1941 piece for the Journal of Educational Sociology.

From Washington Times

There are many reasons for believing that this change is taking place rapidly at present, and that an educational sociology, needed as much by teachers to-day as an educational psychology, is now in the process of being formulated for our use.”

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

The Journal of Educational Sociology devotes an entire issue to calm examination of it, offers panicky parents and teachers some solid reassurance.

From Time Magazine Archive

He went up to Stanford for his A. B. degree, then east to Columbia for his M. A. and Ph. D. He found his line in educational sociology and followed it on the faculties of Stanford, the University of California, Yale, and Columbia, where he became head of the philosophy department in Teachers' College.

From Time Magazine Archive