COURSE OUTLINE ?

ED 230 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

FALL SEMESTER 1995

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INSTRUCTOR: Doug Smith

DAYS OF THE WEEK: Wed. & Fri.

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TIME: 1:00-2:30

LOCATION: Fort St John Campus of Northern Lights College ROOM: TBA

OFFICE: 122 ?

PHONE: 787-6226 ? EMAIL: dsmfth@pris.bc.ca

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course

familiarizes

students with the nature of philosophy of education and enables

them to begin to develop their personal views critically. It examines contemporary

philosophies and situates them within the historical development of educational approaches.

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:

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The meaning and relevance of philosophy of education for prospective teachers

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The nature and methods of philosophy of education

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Analytic philosophy and education

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Traditional, modem, and contemporary educational concepts, theories and

philosophies

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Critical thinking and philosophy of education

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Philosophical concerns regarding the impact of 21st Century technologies and

ideologies on education

VII The importance of consciously developing a personal philosophy of education

Classwork

15%

Weekly Assignments 25%

Essays (2 x 20%)

40%

Final Examination

20?o

100%

Philosophical Foundations of Education,

4th ed., Howard Ozmon and Samuel Craver,

Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Don Mills, Ont., 1990.

Wheels in the Head: Educational philosophies of authority, freedom and culture from

Socrates to Paulo Freire,

Joel Spring, McGraw-Hill, Toronto, 1994