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EDUCATION 437-4
ETHICS AND EDUCATION
FALL, 1980
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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Tasos Kazepides
CAMPUS
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Wednesdays
4:30.-
8:30
The aim of this course is to examine the normative character of education,
to demarcate the domain of moral education, and to consider its nature and its
various components. The course should be valuable to teachers, prospective
teachers and all serious students of education.
REQUIREMENTS:
1.
There are no pre-requisites for the course apart from 60 hours of lower
level credit
2.
A term paper of about 15 typewritten double-spaced pages is due one week
before the last day of classes. Students may choose to write 2 or 3
shorter term papers instead.
3.
A short seminar presentation.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1.
The normative character of education
2.
The Justification of education
3.
Moral education in relation to values education
4.
Religion and moral education
5.
Socialization and moral education
6. Common escapes from moral thinking
7.
Moral principles and moral education
8. Language and moral education
9.
Form and content in moral education
10.
Kohlberg's theory of moral education