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SIMON FRASER UNWERS1TY

EDUCATION 4324 ?

PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN TEACHING

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(E1.00)

Regular Summer Semester, 1992

? Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Morgan

(May 4— July 3l) ?

Office:

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T.B.A.

Thursdays, 5:30-9:20 p.m. ?

Phone:

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T.B.A.

Location: MPX 7506

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit

OBJECTIVES

This course is concerned with several topics of interest to the professional teacher. It

examines the nature of teaching, as well as related concepts such as learning,

education, training, indoctrination and socialization. In addition, the course takes a

hard look at such contemporary problems as critical thinking, creativity, education of

the emotions, and ethical relativism.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

a)

Attendance and participation in the seminars. (20%)

b)

One short paper (less than 5 pages). (30%)

c)

One longer paper (about ten pages). This paper will be on a topic approved by the

instructor. Students are encouraged to submit rough drafts or outlines to the

instructor for comments prior to final marking. (50%)

COURSE OUTLINE

The course will be divided into four sections.

1)

Foundations.

We are going to begin with an examination of the central concepts of

educational theory, namely teaching, learning and education.

2)

Values and Teaching.

Ethical relativism, evaluative judgement, moral education

and values clarification will be examined.

3)

Problems in Curriculum.

Topics to be considered include the relation between

curriculum content and methods, the curriculum integration, giftedness, critical

thinking, creativity, brainstorming, needs and interests, learning how to learn,

indoctrination and the concept of skill in education.

4)

Classroom Control and Management.

Authority, discipline, freedom, punishment

shall be discussed.

TEXT

Robin Barrow. (1990).

Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling and Caring.

London, Ontario: The Aithouse Press.

Selected essays on reserve in Library.