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Education 230-3 Introduction to Philosophy of Education
(Philosophical Issues in Education)
Fall 1984 Semester
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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Cornel Hamm
Tuesdays,
(plus 1 hour
Thursdays,
tutorial
10:30
per week)
- 11:20
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LOCATION: on campus
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is an introduction to philosophy of education. As such it is
intended to provide prospective teachers as well as others interested in
education an opportunity to examine a variety of educational problems from a
philosophical perspective. The central concern of the course is to elucidate
the nature of education as a phenomenon distinguishable from such activities
as training, schooling, and socialization.
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it should enable one to think more
clearly and critically about a host of problems, issues and concepts in
education. There are no pre-requisites for the course. A brief course outline
follows:
A. The Nature of Philosophical Issues in Education
1.
What are philosophical problems in education?
2.
What role does philosophy have in solving educational problems?
B. The Language of Education
1.
Meaning and definitions in education.
2.
Slogans and metaphors in education.
3.
Problems of vagueness, ambiguity, and emotive uses of language.
C. The Nature of Education
1.
The concept 'education'.
2.
The concepts 'teaching' and 'learning'.
3.
Cognitive education and education of the emotions.
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The aims of education.
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Education, curriculum, and the nature of knowledge.
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The means-ends question in education.
D. Moral Dimensions of Education.
. Freedom and authority in education.
2. Discipline and punishment in education.
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Conditioning and indoctrination.
1+. The justification of content in education.
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Values and moral education.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Tutorial participation.
2.
Examination on required readings.
3.
One or more short papers.
TEXT:
Hirst, P.H. & Peters, R.S.
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The Logic of Education.
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RKP, 1970.
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EDUCATION 230 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION?
Library Reserve Listing
A. Articles (2 copies each - 4 hour loan)
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Dearden, R.F., "'Needs' In Education" in British Journal of
Educational Studies, XIV, #3 (Nov., 1966),
Pp.
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Ham, C.M., "The Content of Moral Education, or In Defense of the
'Bag of Virtues'', in School Review, Vol. 88, #2, 1977, pp. 218-228.
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Hirst, P.H., "The Logic of the Curriculum" in Journal of Curriculum
Studies, 1969.
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Kazepldes, A.C. "The Grammar of 'Indoctrination'", Philosophy of
Education, 1973.
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Oakeshott, M., "Education: The Engagement and-its Frustration" in
British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. V, #1 (Jan., 1 971 ).
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Peters, R.S. "The Nature of Authority" in Peters, R.S., Authority',
Responsibility and Education, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.,
196,Ch. 1.
7.
Scheffler, I. "Definitions in Education" in The Language of
Education, Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1960
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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.,
Ham, C.M.,
Kazepides, A.C. (eds.), The Domain of Moral
Education, Paulist Press and OISE, 1979.
3.
Deardeñ, 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, D.I. (ed.) Philosophy and the Teacher, RKP, 1976.
7.
Peters, R.S. Authority, Responsibility and Education. London:
George Allen and tin In Ltd., 1966.
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Peters, R. S. (ed.), The Philosophy of Education, London, Routl edge
and Kegan Paul, 1973.
Peters, R.S., The Concept of Education, Routledge and Kegan Paul,
1967.
Peters, R.S., Ethics and Education, London: George Allen and tinwin
Ltd., 1966.
Scheffler, I. (ed.) Philosophy and Education, Second Edition.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 196.
Scheffler, I. The Conditions of Knowledge. Chicago: Scott,
Foresman & Co. ,T965.
Scheffler, I. The Language of Education. Springfield, Illinois:
Charles C. Thomas, PublIsher, 1950.
Snook, I. Concepts of Indoctrination. London: Routledge & Kegan
Paul, 1970.
Woods, R.G., & Barrow, R. An Introduction to Philosophy of
Education, Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1975.
