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FACULTY OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION 230 PHILOSOPHICAL 'ISSUES IN EDUCATION
(Detailed course outline, readings, tentative lecture and
tutorial schedule).
Spring, 1978
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Instructor: C. M. Ham
Readings: ?
Under each topic listed below are two groups of readings.
The first group (a) is required and the second (b) is
recommended. (H & P refers to your text,
The
Logic of
Education, by Hirst and Peters.)
1. (Jan.10) ?
The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry into Educational
Discourse
(a)
H & P - ch.1
(b)
Scheffler, I., "Introduction", in The Language of
Education, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Springfield,
Illinois, 1960, pp. 3 - 10. (open shelves)
Schofield, Harry, The Philosophy of Education: An
Introduction, George Allen and Unw'in, London, 1972,
Chapter 1,
pp.
1-22.
(on reserve - 24 hour loan).
2. (Jan.12)
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Definitions in Education
(a)
Scheffler, I., "Definitions in Education" in The
Language of Education, ch. 1.
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan).
(b)
Olson, R.G. Meaning and Argument, Harcourt, Brace
and World, Inc., New York, 1969, chs. 6 and 7.
(on reserve - 24 hour loan).
3. (Jan.17) ?
Slogans and Metaphors in Educational Discourse
(a) Scheffler, I., "Educational Slogans" in The Language
of Education, Ch.II
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
___ "Educational Metaphors" in The
Language of Education, Ch. III
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(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
4. (Jan. 19)
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The Cultural Renewal Model of Education
(a) - as for #3
5. (Jan. 24) ?
'Education', 'Training', 'Schooling' Distinguished
(a) H & P - ch.2,
pp.
17-25
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Peters, R S,.,.
"What
is
an Educational Process?" in
The Concept
of
'Education
(xeroxed on 24 hour loan)
6.
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(Jan. 26)
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The Concept 'Education'
(a)
H & P - Ch.2
(b)
Peters, R.S., Ethics and 'Education, George Allen
& Unwin, 1966, Cl-is. 1 and 2.
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
7. (Jan. 31) ?
Education and The Development of Mind
(a)
H & P - Ch. 2 and 3.
Oakeshott, M., "Education: The Engagement and Its
Frustration," in Proceedings of The Philosophy of
Education. Society of 'Gr.'Br., Vol.V, 1971.
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
(b)
as for #6(b)
8. ?
(Feb. 2)
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Education and Human Nature
(a) Lloyd, D.I. (ed). Philosophy andthe Teacher
Poutledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1976, ch.3
(reserved - on 24 hour loan)
9. ?
(Feb.7) ?
Aims in Education
(a)
H & P - Ch.3
(b)
Peters, R.S., "Aims of Education, A Conceptual Inquiry."
(see instructor or T.A. for copies)
Peters, R.S. "The Justification of Education" in
Peters, R.S. (ed). The Philosophy of Education, Oxford
University Press, 1973, Ch. 12.
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
10. ?
(Feb.9) ?
Elements of Educational Curricula
(a)
H & P - Ch.4
(b)
Hirst, P.H. "The Logic of The Curriculum"
(xerOxed - see Instructor or T.A. for copies)
11. ?
(Feb.14) ?
Knowledge and The Curriculum - I
(a)
as for #10 (a)
(b)
Scheffler, I., The Conditions of Knowledge, Scott Foresman
& Co., 1965.
(open shelves)
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12.
(Feb. 16)
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Knowledge and The Curriculum - II
(as for #10 and 11)
13. (Feb. 21)
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'Needs' and 'Interests' in Education
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(a)
Dearden, R.F., "'Needs' in Education"
(xeroxed copies - on reserve; also see T.A.
or instructor)
(b)
Kanisar, B. P. "Needs' and the Needs Curriculum"
in Smith, B.O. and Ennis, R.H. (eds.), Language and
Concepts in Education, Rand 1
,
L-Nally & Co., Chicago,
1961. (open shelves).
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14. ?
(Feb. 23)
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Mid-term Examination
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15.
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(Feb. 28)
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'Individualization' and Education
(b) Gibbons, M., "What is Individualized Instruction?"
in Interchange, Vol.1, #2, 1970.
(open shelves; also some copies available from
instructor)
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16.
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(Mar. 2)
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Authority in Education
(a) H & P - Ch.7, pp. 106-124
Peters, R. S., "The Nature of Authority"
(xeroxed - see T.A. or instructor for copies)
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17. ?
(Mar. 7)
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Freedom in Education
(b)
Berlin, I., "Two Concepts of Liberty" in Four Essays on
Liberty, Oxford, 1969, Ch.3.
(c)
Peters, R.S., Ethics and Education, Ch.lO
(reserved - on 24 hour loan)
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18.
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(Mar. 9)
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Discipline and Punish-rent in The Schools
(a)
H & P - Ch. 7,
pp.
124-130
(b)
Hamm, C. "Must Punishment be Retributive?"
(xeroxed - see T.A. or instructor for copies)
19.
(Mar. 14)
20. (Mar. 16)
The Student-Teacher Relationship
(a)
H & P - Ch.6
(b)
Downie, R. S., "Personal and Impersonal Relationships",
in PESGB, Vol.5, #2, 1971.
(some copies available with T.A. or instructor)
Teaching and Learning
(a)
H & P - Ch.5
(b)
Komisar, P.B., "aching: Act and Enterprise"
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
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21.
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(Mar. 21)
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Conditioning in Education
(b) Vesey, G., "Conditioning & Learning" in Peters, R. S.
(ed.), The Concept of Education, Ch.4
(reserved - on 24 hour - loan)
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22.
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(Mar.23)
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Indoctrination
(a)
Kazepides, A.C., "The Grammar of Indoctrination"
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan; also copies
available from T.A. or instructor)
(b)
Snook, I. (ed
.
) Concepts of Indoctrination,
Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1972.
(reserved - on 24 hour loan)
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23.
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(Mar. 28,
Mar. 30,
Api. 4)
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Moral Education
(a)
Kohlberg, L. and Whitten, P. "Understanding The
Hidden Curriculum" in Learning, Dec., 1972.
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan)
Hamm, C., "The Content of Moral Education, or In
Defense of the Bag ofVirtues"', in School Review,
Vol.88, #2, Feb., 1977,
pp.
218-228
(xeroxed - on 24 hour loan; also see T.A. or
instructor for available copies)
(b)
Peters, R.S., Ethics and Education, Ch. III
(reserved - on 24 hour loan)
Hirst, P .H., Moral Education in a Secular Society,
University of tendon Press, 1974.
(reserved - on 24 hour loan)
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24. ?
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Sum up.
