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CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
FALL TERM 2009 COURSE OUTLINE
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EDUC 230-3 (EDUCATION)
INTRODUCTION
TO PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION?
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Philosophy of education is at an intersection of incredibly rich, diverse visions and arguments concerning
aims, values, methods, and assumptions underlying education. EDUC 230 introduces you to a broad range of
diverse philosophical viewpoints, such as the feminist, ecologist, spiritualist, multiculturalist, and critical
pedagogist. Through the lenses of these diverse viewpoints, we will explore and examine the conceptions of
education (what should our aims be?), curriculum (what should students study?), pedagogy (what does it mean
to be a teacher and to teach?), knowledge (what is knowledge and what is it for?), and ethics (what morals and
values shall we teach our young?). You'll come away with a comprehensive picture of the kinds of philosophical
debates waged in education around these themes. We intend that you become a perspectival thinker, able to
think, question, and interpret any educational issue from multiple perspectives. You will also emerge from the
course with a strong but informed personal voice and stance, capable of entering into dialogue and debate with
confidence.
REQUISITE(S): ?
None.
Breadth-Humanities.
TEXT(S):
None.
REQUIREMENTS:
Weekly reflections (online)
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207o
Bi-weekly feedback ?
10%
Peer review of draft philosophical essay ?
1517o
Final philosophical essay ?
257o
Group philosophical dialogue
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30%
REQUIREMENTS
Students requiring accommodation as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for
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Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or csd_office@sfu.ca ).
DELIVERY MODE:
Print
(To view the computer requirements for this course go to www.sfu.ca/code,
click on "CODE
Courses/Outlines," click on the department name, click on the course outline link, and then click
on the "computer requirements" link.)
MODE OF
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NOTE:
SUPPLEMENTARY
Course materials and service fee
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$40.00
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Deposit for additional materials
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$35.00
Note: Every distance course includes a CODE package containing assignment deadlines and other information.
Please pick it up at the Centre or ask that it be mailed when registering on g0SFLI.
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Web: www.sfu.ca/code ?
Toll Free in Canada: 1.800.663.1411
Last updated: 6/29/2009
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Fax: 778.782.4964