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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 230-3
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
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(D1.00)
Spring Semester, 1994
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Instructor: ?
T. Kazepides
(January 4-March 31) ?
Office:
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MPX 8662
Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30-12:20 & Tutorials
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Phone:
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291-4517 (office)
Location: AQ 3149
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291-0315 (home)
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 educational
problems from a philosophical perspective.
The central concern of the course is to elucidate the nature of education and to distinguish it
from socialization, schooling, training and indoctrination. There are no prerequisites for the
course.
REQUIREMENTS
1.
A paper of about 10-15 typewritten pages on a topic approved by the instructor (60% of the
grade).
2.
A final examination (40% of the grade).
REQUIRED TEXTS
1.
Cornet Hamm, 1989. Philosophical Issues in Education. Falmer Press: London. ISBN 1-
85000-599-0
2.
Handouts.
COURSE OUTLINES AND READINGS
The readings appear in two groups under each of the listed topics. The first group (a) is
Required Readings; the second group (b) is Recommended Readings.
1. THE NATURE AND VALUE OF PHILOSOPHIZING IN EDUCATION
(a)
Hamm, (Ch. 1).
(b)
Soltis, J., An Introduction to the Analysis of Educational Concepts, (Chs. 6 and 7).
2.
DEFINITIONS IN EDUCATION: TYPES AND FUNCTIONS
(a) Hamm, (Ch. 1).
Scheffler, "Definitions in Education".
3.
VAGUENESS, AMBIGUITY AND EMOTIVE USES OF LANGUAGE
(a)
Hamm, (Ch. 2).
(b)
Alston, W., Philosophy of Language (Ch. 5) "Dimensions of Meaning').
Green, T.F., The Activities of Teaching (Ch. 2).
Olson, R.G., Meaning and Argument (Ch. 3).
Beardsley, M., Thinking Straight,
pp.
207-218.
Copi, I.M., Introduction to Logic (Chs. VI,
IX).
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4. THE LOGIC OF EDUCATIONAL SLOGANS
(a)
Scheffler, I., "Educational Slogans," The Language of Education.
(b)
Komisar,B Paul and McClellan, J.E., "The Logic of Slogans" in.Smith and Ennis
(eds.) Language and Concepts in Education (Ch. 13).
5. THE FUNCTION OF METAPHORS IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE
(a)
Hamni, ch. 2).
(b)
Alstôñ,
W.,
Philosophy of Lianguage (Ch. 5).
Black, M., Models and Metaphors (Ch. 111).
6. ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES AND EDUCATION
(a)
Kazepides, "Educating, Socializing and Indoctrinating".
(b)
Oákeshott, M. "Education: The Engagement and its Frustration" from 33=
Proceedings of the PhilosóDhy of Education Society of Great Britain, Vol. V (Jan. 1971).
Lloyd, D.I. (ed.), Philoso
p
hy and the Teacher (Ch. 4).
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Pets, R.S., "What is an Educational Process?" in R.S. Peters (ed.) The Concent of
Education;
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Barrow, R. & Woods, R., An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (Ch. 1).
7.
THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
(a)
Hamm, (Chs. 3, 4 and 10).
(b)
Peters, R.S., Ethics and Education.
Lloyd, D.I. (ed), Philosonhv and the Teacher (Chs. 5, 6).
8.
EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA
&
THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
(a) Kazepides, "On Educational Aims, Curriculum Objectives."
Hamm, (Ch.
5).
9. THE PROBLEM OF INDOCTRINATION
(a)
Kazepides, A.C., "Indoctrination, Doctrines and the Foundation of Rationality" from
Philosoph
y
of Education 1987 (Handout).
(b)
Snook, I.A. (ed.) Concents of Indoctrination.
Lloyd, D.I. (ed.) Philosoohv and the Teacher (Ch. 2).
Barrow & Woods, An Introduction to Philosonhy of Education (Ch. 4).
10. THE CONCEPT OF TEACHING
(a)
Hamm, (Ch. 7).
Kazepides, "Wittgenstein and the Rationalists on Learning & Teaching" (Handout).
(b)
Kosimar, B. Paul, "Teaching: Act and Enterprise" from Studies in Philoso
p h y and
Education. Vol. VI,. No. 2 (Spring,
1968).
Soltis, An Introduction..., (Cha. 3,
4, 5)
11. AUTHORITY, DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT IN EDUCATION
(a)
Hamm, (Ch.8).
Kazepides, A.C. "On Learning from the Consequences of One's Actions (Handout).
(b)
Wilson, P.S., Interest and Discipline in Education.
Lloyd, D.I. (ed.), Philosophy and the Teacher (Chs. 10, 11).
Peters, R.S., Authority. Responsibility and Education (Chs. 1-4).
Nash, P., Authority and Freedom in Education.
12. VALUES AND MORAL EDUCATION
(a)
Hamm , (Ch. 9).
Kazepides, "On the Prerequisites of Moral' Education. . .".
(b)
Hirst, Moral Education in a Secular Society.
Hamm,- C., "Moral Education Without Religion" in Cochrane et. al. (eds.).
The Domain of Moral Education (Also reply by M. Elliott and rejoinder by Hamm).
