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COURSE NUMBER: 431-4
COURSE NAME: Analysis of Educational Concepts
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Summer, 1975
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: A stud y
of major concepts relatin
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to processes of
of teaching and learnin
g
, using
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contemporar y philosophical methods.
COURSE INFORMATION:
Instructor
Dates
Day(s)
Time(s)
C. Bereiter
July 2 - Aug 8 Tues, Thurs 8:30 -
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12:30
Range of Topics: Educational talk is filled with contrasts: education vs.
traTninq, development vs. learning, divergent vs. convergent thinking,
difference vs. deficit, concrete vs. abstract, socialization vs. self-
actualization, Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, teacher-centered vs.
child-centered, and so on. There is a tendency to treat these dichotomies
as moral issues, to be discussed in terms of
g
ood and had. The emphasis of
this course will be on clarifying these concepts so that they can be used for
constructive thinking rather than for name-calling.
Recommended Readin
Ma g ee, J.B. Philoso
p
hical analysis in education.
Green, T. F. The activities of teachina.
Hirst, P.1., & Peters, R.S. The logic of education.
Smith, B.0., & Ennis, R.H. Lannuane and concepts In education.
Beck, C. Educational nhilosophv and theory.
Bereiter, C. Must we educate?
Peters, R.S. The concept of education.
Requirements: