COURSE OUTLINE
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ED 230 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
FALL SEMESTER 1997 ?
INSTRUCTOR: Doug Smith
DAY OF THE WEEK: Wednesday ?
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Fort St John Campus of Northern Lights College ROOM: TBA
OFFICE: 122
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PHONE: 787-6226 ?
EMAIL: dsmlth@nlc.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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Traditional, modem, and contemporary educational concepts, theories and
philosophies
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Education, Postmodernity and Postmodernism
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Language, technology and education
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Critical thinking and philosophy of education
VII The conscious development of a personal philosophy of education
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Classwork
15%
Weekly Assignments
25%
Essays (2 x 20°/ó)
400/0
Final Examination
20%
100%
TEXTBOOKS:
Philosophical Foundations of
Education,
5th ed., Howard Ozmon and Samuel Craver,
Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Don Mills, Ont.,
1995.
Postmodernism and Education,
Robin Usher and Richard Edwards, Routledge, New
York, 1994.
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