ProgramCIP 13.0901

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

A 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. Includes instruction 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.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).