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    FACULTY OF EDUCATION
    Educ. 230 Philosophical Issues in Education
    Instructor: Tasos Kazepides
    General Information
    This course, open to all undergraduates, is intended to provide students who
    have a general interest in educational studies an opportunity to examine
    critically a variety of contemporary educational problems from a philosophical
    perspective.
    The central concern of the course is to elucidate the nature of education
    together with an attempt to assess the extent to which the modern school
    fulfills its function as an educational institution.
    Requirements:
    1.
    Two one-hour lecture-discussion sessions and one one-hour tutorial each
    week.
    2.
    Papers - A short paper due February 17 and a longer paper due March 31.
    3.
    Examination - there will be a one hour final examination (Examination
    questions will be distributed well in advance.)
    4.
    Grade Assessment - 10% short paper
    10% lecture and tutorial participation
    40% term paper
    40% final exmi.nation
    Required texts:
    1.
    Hirst, P.H. and Peters, R.S. The Logic of Education (paperback)
    2. Handouts.
    Recommended text
    Soltis, Jonas, An Introduction to the Analysis Of Educational Concepts
    Course Outline and Readings
    The readings appear in two groups under each of the listed topics. The first
    group (a) is Reguired'Reading; the second group (b) is Recommended Reading.
    PART A
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    THE NATURE AND VALUE OF PHILOSOPHIZING IN EDUCATION
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic of Education Ch. 1
    (b)
    Schofield, H., Philosophy'of Education: An IntrOduction, Ch. 1
    Soltis, J., An Introduction to the Analysis of Educational Concepts,
    Chs. 6 and 7.
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    VAGUENESS AND AMBIGUITY IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE
    (a) Alston, W., Philosophy of Language, Ch. 5 "Dimensions of Meaning"
    (Handout)
    (b)
    Green, T.F., The Activities of Teaching, Ch. 2.
    Olson, R.G., MeaningandArguthent, Ch. 3.
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    EMOTIVE USES OF LANGUAGE
    (b) Beardsley, M., Thinking Straight, pp. 207-218.
    Copi, I.M.,Indbctrinatibn to Logic, pp. 47-49.
    Stevenson, C.L.,Ethics and Language, Chs. VI, IX.
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    THE LOGIC OF EDUCATIONAL SLOGANS
    (a)
    Scheffler, I., "Educational Slogans" from The Language of Education.
    (Handout)
    (b)
    Komisar, B. Paul and McClellan, J.E., "The Logic of Slogans" in
    Smith and Ennis (eds)Language ndCOnceptsinEducation, Ch. 13.
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    THE FUNCTION OF METAPHORS IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE
    (a)
    Scheffler, I., "Educational Metaphors" from The Language of Education.
    (Handout)
    Alston, W., Philosophy of Language, Ch. 5.
    (b)
    Black, M., Models and Metaphors Ch. III.
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    THE FUNCTION OF DEFINITIONS IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE
    (a)
    Scheffler, I., "Definitions in Education: from TheLanguage of
    Education. (Handout)
    (b)
    Olson, R.G., Meaning and Argument, Ch 7.
    Copi, I., Introduction to Logic, Ch. 4.
    Soltis, AnIfltroduction ...., Ch. 1.
    PART B
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    THE CRITERIA OF EDUCATION - THE ACHIEVEMENT SENSE
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic of Education, Ch. 2.
    Peters, R.S., "What is an Educational Process?" inTheCOncept of
    Education. (Handout)
    Oakeshott, M., "Education: The Engagement and its Frustration" from
    The Proceedinqs of the PhilosoDhy of Education Society of Great Britain,
    Vol. V (Jan. 1971). (Handout
    (b)
    Lloyd, D.I. (ed.), Philosophy and theTeacher, Ch. 4.
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    THE CRITERIA OF EDUCATION - THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES
    (a) RequiredReading - same as #7.
    (b)
    Hirst, P.H.,MOl education iña5ecU1ärSociety
    Peters, R.S. , Ethics rid Education
    Lloyd, D.I. (ed.),PhilosOphyatidtheTeacher, Chs. 5, 6.
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    THE JUSTIFICATION OF EDUCATION
    (a)
    Same as #7 plus
    Peters, R,S., "The Justification of Education: inThePhilosophy
    of Education. (Handout)
    (b)
    Downie, R.S. et al, Education and Personal Relations, Chs. 3 and 4.
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    EDUCATION AND HUMAN NATURE
    (a) Kazepides, "Human Nature in its Educational Dimensions" (Handout)
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    THE CONCEPT OF TEACHING
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic Of EdUcation, Ch. 5.
    (b)
    Kosimar, B. Paul, "Teaching: Act and Enterprise" froth Studies in
    'PhilosophyandEdUcation Vol. VI, No. 2 (Spring, 1968)
    Soltis,AnIntrOduction ...., Chs.
    3,
    4 0
    5.
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    TEACHING AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic of Education, Ch. 6.
    (b)
    Lloyd, Philosophyand the Teacher, Ch, 1.
    Downie, R.S. et al., Educational and Personal Relationships.
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    FORMS OF MISEDUCATION: INDOCTRINATION AND CONDITIONING
    (a)
    Kazepides, A.C., "The Grammar of Indoctrination" from Philosophy
    of Education 1971.
    Kazepides, "Operant Conditioning in Education" (Handout)
    (b)
    Snook, I.A. (ed.) Concepts of Indoctrination.
    Lloyd, D.I. (ed.) Philosophyand the Teacher, Ch. 2.
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    THE CURRICULUM
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic of Education, Ch. 4.
    (b)
    Lloyd, Philosophy and the Teacher, Ch. 7.
    White, J.P., Towards a Compulsory Curriculum.
    Pring, R., Knowledge nd'Schooling.
    Barrow, R., The 'Canadian Curriculum.
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    AUTHORITY, DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT IN EDUCATION
    (a)
    Hirst and Peters, The Logic of Education, Ch. 7.
    Kazepides, A.C., "The Justification of Discipline" (Handout)
    (b)
    Wilson, P.S., Interest and Discipline in Education.
    Lloyd, D.I. (ed.),Philosophy and theTeacher, Chs. 10, 11.
    Peters, R.S., Authority, Responsibility and Education. Chs. 1-4.
    Nash, P., Authority and Freedom in Education.
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    CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION
    (a)
    Lloyd, Philosophy and the Teacher, Ch. 9 (Handout)
    Cochrane, D., "Teaching and Creativity: A Philosophical Analysis,"
    Educational Theory, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Winter 1975),
    pp.
    65-73.
    (b)
    Elliott, R.K., "Changing Concepts of Creativity" Proceedings of the
    Phil. of Educ. Society of Great Britain, Vol. V, No. 2.
    White, J.P., "Creativity and Education: A Philosophical Analysis",
    British Journal of Educational Studies, June 1968, reprinted in
    R.F. Dearden et al (eds.), Education and the DevelOpment of'Reason.
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    EDUCATION 230 - PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
    Library Reserve Listing
    A. Articles (2 copies each - 4 hour loan)
    1 ?
    Dearden, R.F., "'Needs' in Education" in British Journal of
    Educational Studies, XIV, #3 (Nov., 1966)
    pp.
    5-17.
    2.
    Hamm, C.M., "The Content of Moral Education, or In Defense of
    the 'Bag of Virtues'", in School Review, Vol.88, #2, 1977,
    p.p. 218-228.
    3.
    Hirst, P.11., "The Logic of the Curriculum" in Journal of
    Curriculum Studies, 1969.
    4. Kazepides, A.C. "The Grammar of 'Indoctrination'", Philosophy of
    Education, 1973.
    5.
    Oakeshott, H., "Education: The Engagement and its Frustration"
    in British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. V, #1 (Jan., 1971).
    6, Peters, R.S. "The Nature of Authority" in Peters, R.S.,
    Authority, Responsibility and Education, London, George Allen
    and Unwin Ltd., 1966, Ch. 1.
    7. Peters, R.S. "What is an Educational Process" in Peters, R.S. (ed.)
    The Concept of Education, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967, Ch.l.
    8.
    Scheffler, I., "Educational Metaphors" in The Language of
    Education, Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1960, Ch. III.
    B. Books (on 24 hr. loan)
    1. Berlin, I. Four Essays on Liberty, Oxford University Press, London, 1969,
    2.
    Cochrane, D., Hamm, C.M., Kazepides, A.C. (eds.), The Domain of
    Moral Education, Paulist Press and OISE, 1979.
    3.
    Dearden R.F., Philosophy of Primary Education, An Introduction,
    London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968.
    4.
    Dearden R.F., et. al., Education and the Development of Reason, London,
    Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1972
    5.
    Macmillan, C.B.J. and Nelson, T.W. (eds) Concepts of Teaching,
    Chicago, ?
    Rand McNally & Co., 1969.
    6.
    Lloyd, 0.1. (ed). Philosophy and the Teacher, RKP, 1976.
    7.
    Peters, R.S., Authority, Responsibility and Education, London,
    George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1966.
    8. Peters,
    R.0 (ed.),
    The Philosophy of Educn, London, Routledge
    and Kegan Paul, 1973.
    9. Peters, R.S., The Concept of Education, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
    10. Peters, R.S., Ethics and Education, London,
    George
    Allen and Unwin Ltd.
    -1966.
    11.
    Scheffler, I. (ed.) Philosophy and Education, Second Edition, Boston,
    Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1966.
    12.
    Scheffler, I. The Conditions of Knowledge, Chicagc, Scott, Foresman & Co.
    1965.
    13.
    Scheffler, I. The Language of Education, Springfield, Illinois,
    Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1960.
    14.
    Snook, I., Concepts of Indoctrination, London
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    Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972.
    15.
    Woods, R.G. & Barrow, P., An Introduction to Philosophy of Education,
    Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1975.
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