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SIMON FRASER UNWERS1TY
EDUCATION 4324 ?
PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN TEACHING
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(E1.00)
Regular Summer Semester, 1992
? Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Morgan
(May 4— July 3l) ?
Office:
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T.B.A.
Thursdays, 5:30-9:20 p.m. ?
Phone:
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T.B.A.
Location: MPX 7506
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit
OBJECTIVES
This course is concerned with several topics of interest to the professional teacher. It
examines the nature of teaching, as well as related concepts such as learning,
education, training, indoctrination and socialization. In addition, the course takes a
hard look at such contemporary problems as critical thinking, creativity, education of
the emotions, and ethical relativism.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
a)
Attendance and participation in the seminars. (20%)
b)
One short paper (less than 5 pages). (30%)
c)
One longer paper (about ten pages). This paper will be on a topic approved by the
instructor. Students are encouraged to submit rough drafts or outlines to the
instructor for comments prior to final marking. (50%)
COURSE OUTLINE
The course will be divided into four sections.
1)
Foundations.
We are going to begin with an examination of the central concepts of
educational theory, namely teaching, learning and education.
2)
Values and Teaching.
Ethical relativism, evaluative judgement, moral education
and values clarification will be examined.
3)
Problems in Curriculum.
Topics to be considered include the relation between
curriculum content and methods, the curriculum integration, giftedness, critical
thinking, creativity, brainstorming, needs and interests, learning how to learn,
indoctrination and the concept of skill in education.
4)
Classroom Control and Management.
Authority, discipline, freedom, punishment
shall be discussed.
TEXT
Robin Barrow. (1990).
Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling and Caring.
London, Ontario: The Aithouse Press.
Selected essays on reserve in Library.
NOTE: THIS COURSE IS CROSS-LISTED WITH EDUC 821-5