This book is merely a compilation of lecture notes designed to assist beginning students pursuing the Bachelor of Education in colleges and other set of students in teacher training institutions. The main focus on this piece of work is arranged in units. Unit one (1) contains: education mission and vision in Sierra Leone; meaning and scope of the concept 'Education'; some underlying principles of education; types of education; aims and objectives of education in Sierra Leone and the aim of teacher education in Sierra Leone. Unit two (2) has the definition of sociology; history and development of early sociology; characteristics of early sociology; theorists of sociology of education; definition of sociology of education; history and development of sociology of education; the relevance of sociology of education to the teacher. Unit three (3) includes: definition/meaning of socialization according to child and Elken; types of socialization; phases of socialization; socialization process and the agents of socialization. Unit four (4) comprises of social conflict and definition or concepts.