EXPLORING THE REALITY OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH IN EDUCATION IN TODAY'S SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES

Abstract

Several debates on different ways of thinking about the application of sociology in education
have dominated recent academic forums. In this piece, focus will be put on the discussions on
sociological approaches and their practical application, as well as the importance of education.
Scholars argue not only about how they conceive knowledge (epistemological assumptions), but
also about how they view academia and the sociological man (ontological assumption). The
article will connect the dots between them by examining their various ontological assumptions.
Finally, the research further argues that a productive approach is one that considers epistemic
structures and processes, which sociology must contextualize. Its worth concluding that
education entails developing a holistic being on how to become a member of a community,
constructing knowledge of various levels of expertise as a participant, and overcoming the
estrangement that is a result of such application in order to take up or overcome the
estrangement that is a result of such application.