Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

4 - Educational Studies

42 - Other Studies in Education

13.09 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

This subseries comprises instructional program class 13.0901.

13.0901 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the systematic study of education as a social and cultural institution, and the educational process as an object of humanistic inquiry. These programs include courses in such subjects as the philosophy of education, history of education, educational literature, educational anthropology, sociology of education, economics and politics of education, educational policy studies, and studies of education in relation to specific populations, issues, social phenomena, and types of work.

• Example Program Names:

  • Culture and values in education
  • Educational contexts
  • Educational foundations
  • Educational studies
  • Educational theory
  • History and philosophy of education
  • History of education
  • Philosophy of education
  • Sociology in education
  • Sociology of education
  • Sociology/anthropology of education

• Exclusion

  • Philosophy(38.0101)
  • Educational psychology(42.1801)
  • Sociology(45.1101)