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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?

EDUCATION

230-3

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Instructor: ?

Doug Smith

Office/Phone: Room 122/785-6226

(Fort St. John Campus)

Fall Semester, 1994

(September 6-December 5)

Tuesdays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Room TBA, Chetwynd Campus

Northern Lights College

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course familiarizes students with the nature of philosophy of education and enables them

to begin to develop critically their personal views. It examines contemporary philosophies and

situates them within the historical development of educational philosophy. It addresses the

notion of what it means to "think philosophically" about educational issues and practices. The

crucial role of language for distinguishing and clarifying central educational concepts is

emphasized, and students are encouraged to pursue high intellectual standards in their

dialectical discussion, analysis, and synthesis of philosophical issues.

NO PREREQUISITE:-

A list of the main topics follows:

1. The meaning and relevance of philosophy of education for prospective teachers

2. The nature and methods of philosophy of education

3.

Analytic philosophy and education

4.

Traditional, modern, and contemporary educational theories and philosophies

5.

Critical thinking and philosophy of education

6. The importance of developing a personal philosophy of education

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Classwork...............................................................................15%

Weekly Assignments ...............................................................15%

Papers(2 x 20%) ......................................................................40%

Final Examination ...................................................................30%

Total: .......................................................................... 100%

Philosophical Foundations

of

Education,

4th ed., Howard Ozmon and Samuel Craver, Maxwell

Macmillan Canada, Don Mills, Ontario, 1990.

The Philosopher's Dictionary,

2nd ed., Robert Martin, Broadview Press, Peterborough, Ontario,

1994.