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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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EDUCATION 433-4

PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN CURRICULUM

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(E1.00)

Spring Semester, 1992

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Instructor: ?

Dr. T. Kazepides

(January 6—April 3)

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Office:

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MPX 8659

Mondays, 4:30 - 8:20 p.m.

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Telephone: 291-3641

Location: MPX 7504

PREREQUISITES:

60 hours of credit. Educ. 230 or equivalent or permission of

instructor.

COURSE OUTLINE

This course deals with the most fundamental questions that lie behind any

attempt to plan, evaluate or change an educational curriculum. The course

should be valuable to educators and prospective teachers as well as to

all those

persons who have a serious interest in the study of education.

1.

The nature of philosophical analysis and its role in thinking about the

curriculum.

2.

Educational, non-educational, pre-educational and miseducational activities.

(Kazepides, "Educating, Socializing ...").

3.

Conflicting perspectives on curriculum objectives (survival, citizenship, the

needs of students, the development of mind). (Dearden, "Needs in

Education").

4.

The logic of aims, goals, and objectives. (Hirst, ch. 1-2; Kazepides, "On

Educational Aims ...").

5.

The justification of educational activities. (Peters, "The Justification of

Education"; Hirst, Ch. 4, "Curriculum").

6.

What is meant by 'multidisciplinary' and 'integrated' curricula? (Hirst, ch. 9).

7.

The range of educational terms (learning and teaching) and cognitive terms

(knowledge and belief). (Hirst, ch. 5, "Teaching"; Kazepides, "Wittgenstein

and ...").

8.

Claims about the relativity of knowledge and standards of rationality.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1.

A short oral presentation in class.

2.

A follow-up final paper of about 15 typewritten double-spaced pages on a topic

approved by the instructor. The paper is due no later than one week before

the last day of classes.

REQUIRED TEXTS

Handouts will be distributed.