•IMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Spring Semester 2001 ?
EDUC 230 - 3
?
Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones
Introduction to Philosophy of Education
Office: EDB 8673
Phone: 291-5969
Thursday 14:30-16:20 in EDB 7618 ?
D01.00 ?
Email: geoffrey_madoc-jones©sfu.ca
plus 1 hour tutorials
PREREQUISITE
None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to the philosophy of education and assists them to begin to think
critically about this enterprise. It is intended for all those who have a general interest in educational
studies and provides an examination of contemporary philosophies through situating them within the
historical development of educational thought.
CORE TOPICS:
• Thinking philosophically about education
• The philosophical foundations of education
• Contemporary philosophies of education
REQUIREMENTS
1. Fortnightly assignments - 30%
2. Major paper - 45%%
3.
Final exam - 25%
REQUIRED TEXTS
Ozmon, H. & Craver, S (Eds.). (1999). Philosophical Foundations of Education, 6th ed.
Toronto, ON: Prentice-Hall.
Egan, K. (1997). The Educated Mind: How cognitive tools shape our understanding. University
of Chicago Press.
Educ 230 Custom Courseware.
THIS COURSE MAY BE APPLIED TOWARD THE CERTIFICATE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Centre for Distance EducaS
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291-3524
Faculty
of Education
EDUCATION 230-3
?
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.
(3rd ed.) Routledge, 1988.
Hamm, C.
Philosophical Issues in Education.
Falmer Press, 1989.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment 1
20%
Assignment 2
20%
Assignment 3
20%
Assignment 4
20%
Assignment 5
20%
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee
?
$30
Deposit for Additional Materials
?
$20
02/20/96
Centre for Distance Edu
?
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291-3524
EDUCATION 230-3
?
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.
[T[jSJ I
Barrow, R. & Woods, R.
An Introduction to Philosophy of Education.
(3rd ed.) Routledge, 1988.
Hamm, C.
Philosophical Issues in Education.
Falmer Press, 1989.
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment 1
20%
Assignment 2
20%
Assignment
3
20%
Assignment 4
20%
Assignment
5
20%
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee ?
$30
Deposit for Additional Materials ?
$20
02/20/96
Centre for Distance Edu
lr '
?
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291-3524
EDUCATION 230-3
?
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.
(3rd ed.) Routledge, 1988.
Hamm, C. Philosophical Issues in Education.
Falmer Press, 1989.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment
1
20%
Assignment
2
20%
Assignment
3
20%
Assignment 4
20%
Assignment
5
20%
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee ?
$30
Deposit for Additional Materials
?
$20
02/20/96
