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EDUCATION 

1431-14

ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS 

REGULAR SEMESTER 1980 

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INSTRUCTOR: Richard Barrett 

Wednesday, 

10:30 - 12:30

& Thursday, 1:30 - 

3:30

Study of philosophical analysis and its application to matters relating 

to the content, conduct and purpose of education. 

Objectives 

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Acquaintance with philosophical argument 

2.

Ability to clarify issues by conceptual analysis 

3.

Precise understanding of key concepts, such as "teaching', 'knowledg&', 

"indoctrination", "freedom", and "discipline". 

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4. Critical 

consideration of the social and institutional aspects of 

schooling. 

5. Assessment of the educational worth of turriculum subjects. 

TEXTS: 

Clive Beck; EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY; Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 

R.G. Woods and R. St. C. Barrow; AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; 

London: Methnen & Co. 

J.P. White; TOWARDS A COMPULSORY CURRICULUM; London & Boston: Routledge 

and Kegan Paul 

AM DlDIi.

P.M. Hirst & R.S. Peters; THE LOGIC OF EDUCATION, Boston & London: Routledge 

and Kegan Paul 

P.S. Wilson; INTEREST AND DISCIPLINE IN EDUCATION, Boston & London: Routledge 

and Kegan Paul 

R.S.Peters; EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS, Boston & London: 

Routledge and Kegan Paul 

G.F. Kneller; EXISTENTIALISM AND EDUCATION, New York: John Wiley 

R. Pring; KNOWLEDGE AND SCHOOLING, London: Open Books 

C. Beck; EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY, Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 