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Faculty of Education

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF

EDUCATION

This course is intended to provide prospective teachers, as well as students

with a general interest in education, an opportunity to examine critically a variety

of philosophical issues in contemporary education. It also aims to provide

students with an understanding of the philosophical method of inquiry into

educational questions. The central concern of the course is to elucidate the nature

of education as a phenomenon distinct from such activities as training, schooling,

and socialization.

This course is divided into five units, as follows:

1.

Philosophizing about Education

2.

Education

3.

Knowledge and the Curriculum

4.

Philosophy and the Teacher

5.

Ethics and Education

PREREQUISITE: None.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Barrow, R. & Woods, R.

An Introduction to Philosophy of Education.

(3rded.) 1988.

Hamm, C. Philosophical Issues in Education.

1989.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Assignment 1

20%

Assignment 2

20%

Assignment 3

20%

Assignment 4

20%

Assignment 5

20%

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course Materials & Service Fee

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$30

Deposit for Additional Materials

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$20

02/20/96

COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.