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    EDUCATION 432-4/821-5 ?
    PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN TEACHING
    Spring Semester, 1991 ?
    Instructor: Dr. Cornel Hamm
    (January 7 - April 5)
    Tuesday, 16:30 - 20:20
    Location: MPX 7506
    PREREQUISiTE:
    60 hours of credit
    COURSE DESCRIPTION
    This course is constructed in response to a frequently heard demand that philosophical
    studies in education be of more direct service to the practising classroom teacher.
    Accordingly a number of classroom practices and teacher-related activities (as outlined
    below) are philosophically examined. Assumptions underlying these practices are made
    explicit, the structure and meaning of the arguments clarified, and the merits of the
    arguments assessed.
    BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE
    A.
    The teacher as educator
    B.
    The teacher and the curriculum. (child-centered curriculum; integrated curriculum; the
    "needs" curriculum)
    C.
    The teacher and classroom control. (compulsion; freedom and authority; discipline and
    punishment)
    D.
    Concepts of teaching and teaching practices. (conditioning; indoctrination; behaviour
    modification; learning by discovery; play; creativity; values clarification;
    individualized instruction)
    E.
    The teacher and facilitation of learning. (open-education; self-education; alternative
    education; critical thinking)
    COURSE REQUIREMENTS
    A.
    Seminar presentations - 20%
    B.
    Mid-term exam (on required reading) - 30%
    C. Major paper -50%
    REQUIRED READINGS
    A.
    Chambers, John H. The Achievement of Education. Harper & Row, 1983
    B.
    Selected essays

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