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MEG ZUCCARO

email: zuccaro@telus.net

Tuesday/Thursday

2:30-4:20 Surrey Campus Room 3040

PREREQUISITE: None.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course aimed at beginning students who may or not be committed

to, or interested in, pursuing educational studies.

The course introduces you to a small but representative sample of questions and issues of

importance to education and of interest to educators today.

Your will identify and examine questions relating to: the concept or idea of education;

learning and the learner, teaching and the teacher; disciplines and discourse of education;

and the broader contexts of education in the global village and the postmodern world.

You will be introduced to ways of exploring education questions and issues, from

philosophical and critical analysis, to historical and cross-cultural studies, to empirical

research.

The course models a range of instructional strategies, including:, small group work, lecture,

panel-discussion and workshop; dialogue; story; case study, simulation game.

The course offers a range of learning experience, including: reading and responding orally

and in writing; large and small group discussion; reflective practice; fieldwork.

TOPICS

An outline will be available at the first class.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Taking full responsibility for your learning

Regular attendance with respectful and active in-class participation

Completion of all assignments on due dates

Weekly participation, discussion, reflections

—25%

Assignments and Papers

—45%

Final project/presentation - 30%

The completion of course requirements forms the basis for evaluation. The final evaluation process will

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comprisi5 a self evaluation and evaion by the course instructor.

REQUIRED READINGS

Anderson, Laurie Hal. (2000) Speak. Waterville,ON: Thorndike. ISBN: 014131088X

Sinclaire, Carollyne. (1994). Looking for Home: A Phenomenological Study of Home in the Classroom.

NY:SUNY. ISBN 0-7914-2040-X.

Palmer, Parker. (1998) The Courage to Teach. CA: Jossey-Bass ISBN 0-7879-1058-9

Other readings will be assigned from time to time in class.