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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

EDUCATION 435-4 EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND THEORY CRITICISM 

TO BE OFFERED IN VERNON, SPRING, 1974 

The above course will be offered in Vernon in the four-month 

Spring Semester, 1974. The instructor will be Dr. Cornell Hamm. 

Teachers and others wishing to take this course should follow 

the procedures outlined below:-- 

a.

Students who have previously taken S.F.U. credit courses 

Those students who have been enrolled in credit courses at 

S.F.U. within the last year will automatically receive pre- 

registration material by December 7, 1973. (Please notify 

the Registrar's Office if you do not.) This material must 

be returned by December 14, 1973. Former S.F.U. students 

who have been absent since Fall Semester, 1972, must notify 

the Office of the Registrar of their intention to return, 

preferably before November 19, 1973. 

b.

Students who have not previously taken S.F.U. credit courses 

Students who have not previously taken S.F.U. credit courses 

must apply for admission by December 1st. (Late applications 

will be processed only if resources permit, and in no case 

will an application received after December 31st, be processed.) 

Application forms may be obtained from the Office of the 

District Superintendent, or from the Registrar's Office. 

Registration instructions will be sent to a student after 

his application for admission has been accepted. 

For further information 

Contact: ? 

Mrs. D. Boal 

Office of the Registrar 

Simon Fraser University 

Burnaby 2, B.C. 

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Telephone: 291-3224 

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The Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University and the Division of Continuing

Education offer at Vernon during Spring Semester (Jan. - Apr. 1974) -

Education 435-4 EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND THEORY

CRITICISM

Instructor: Dr. C. M. Hamm,

Assistant Professor,

Faculty of Education & Department of Philosophy

Course Description:

This course is designed for practising teachers who feel the need to reflect

systematically on the theoretical foundations of contemporary educational practices

and who at the same time wish to complete degree requirements.

It is a course in the social and philosophical perspectives of education and centers

around an examination of the nature and purpose of education and the extent to

which the modern school fulfills its function as an educational institution.

Among the specific topics to be dealt with are:

the point and purpose of education

conflicting social purposes of the school as an institution

assumptions underlying some alternative schooling proposals

'growth' and 'development' as educational models

the 'needs' doctrine in education

authority, discipline, and punishment

students' and teachers' rights

(moral) values education

Course Requirements:

Students are expected to attend two one hour lectures and participate in two hours

of tutorial discussions weekly. (Details of time, location, and other arrangements

will be announced later. At this point it is envisaged that the weekly lectures and

tutorials will be conducted on Mondays between 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.)

Students' work will be evaluated on the basis of participation in tutorials, essay

work, and possibly an examination.

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Texts:

Deard en, R. F., The Philosophy of Primary Education, London, Routledge and

Kegan Paul, 1968.

Hirst, P. H. and Peters, R.S., The Logic of Education, London, Routledge and

Kegan Paul, 1970.

Troost, C.J. (ed.), Radical School Reform: Critique and Alternatives, Boston,

Little, Brown and Company, 1973.

Wilson, P.S., Interest and Discipline in Education, London, Routledge and Kegan

Paul, 1971.

Other readings will be recommended.

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November 7, 1973 

Mr. Nick Turik, Director, 

Dept. of Adult Education, 

P.O. Box 1030, 

School District #22, 

Vernon, B.C. 

Dear Mr. Turik, 

Greetings from Burnaby Mountain! 

Please find enclosed a statement, prepared by Dr. D. Meakln, 

Director of Admissions at S.F.U., which outlines procedures to be 

followed by students who wish to register for 

EDUC. 435-4 Educational Theory and Theo! 

Criticism 

Mr. Harold Rourke, of your district, advised me to write to 

you to request that you distribute a statement such as the attached 

(1) to teachers In Vernon, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and other areas 

within commuting distance of Vernon. Hopefully, those wishing to 

take the course will profit from a reminder regarding S.F.U. reg- 

istration procedures. 

The attached course information (2) was distributed earlier 

through the office of the District Superintendent, Mr. P.C. Grant. 

I do hope that you will find It convenient to assist us In 

this matter. 

Yours sincerely, 

M. Sheila O'Connell, Director 

Undergraduate Programs 

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Enc. 

cc: Mr. P.C. Grant 

Mr. Harold Rourke 

Dr. C. Ham 

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BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 22 (VERNON)

ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF THE ?

November 

16, 1973

P.O. BOX 1030

DIRECTOR

VERNON. B.C.

Ms. M. Sheila O'Connell, Director, 

Undergraduate Programs, 

Simon Fraser University, 

Burnaby 2, B.C. 

Dear Ms. O'Connell: 

This information was sent out to all School Districts 

within travelling distance about 6 weeks ago and the information 

bulletin we received recently has been sent out as well. 

Yours very truly, 

N. Turik, 

Director of Adult Education. 

NT/BP 

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The Faculty of Education 

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Simon Fraser University and the 

Division of 

Continuing

Education offer at Vernon during Spring Semester (Jan. - Apr. 

1974) -

Education 

435-14

EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND THEORY 

CRITICISM 

Instructor: Dr. C.N. 

Thnmi,

Assistant Professor, 

Faculty of Education & Department of Philosophy 

Course Description: 

This course is designed for practising teachers who feel the need to reflect 

systematically on the theoretical foundations of contemporary educational 

practices and who at the same time wish to complete degree 

requirements. 

It is a course in the social and philosophical perspectives of education 

and centers around an examination of the nature and purpose of education 

and the extent to which the modern school fulfills its 

function

as an 

educational 

institution.

Among the specific topics to be dealt with are: 

the point and purpose of education 

conflicting social purposes of the school as an institution 

assumptions underlying some alternative schooling proposals 

'growth' and 'development' as educational models 

the'needa' doctrine in education 

authority, discipline, and punishment 

students' and teachers' rights 

(moral) values education 

Course Requirements: 

Students are expected to attend two one hour lectures and participate in two 

hours of tutorial discussions weekly. (Details of time, location, and other 

arrangements will be announced later. At this point it is 

envisaged that 

the weekly lectures and tutorials will be conducted on Mondays between 

14:00 - 8:00 p.m.) 

Students' work will be evaluated on the basis of participation in tutorials, 

essay work, and possibly an examination. 

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.

Texts: 

Dearden, R.F., The Philosophy of Primary Education, London, Routledge and 

Kegan Paul, 1968, 

Hirst, P.H. and Peters, R.S., The Logic of Education, London, Rout].edge and 

Kegan Paul, 1970. 

Troost, C.J. (ed.), Radical School Reform: Critique and Alternatives, Boston, 

Little, Brown and Company, 

1973.

Wilson, P.S. Interest and Discipline in Education, London, Routledge and Kegan 

Paul, 

1971.

Other readings will be recommended. 

NOTE: 

Teachers studying for a B.ED. degree at U.B.C. and wishing to take the S.F.U. 

EDUC. 

1435

course, may, if they combine the EDUC. 

1435-4

with EDUC. I90-2, 

Directed Study and if they satisfy certain other conditions, obtain 

(three) 

units of U.B.C. credit and have the credit applied to their B.ED. degree. 

Interested teachers should write, in order to obtain U.B.C. approval in 

writing, to 

Prof. J. Wallis, 

Registrar for the Faculty of Education, 

University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver 8, B.C. 

and separately to 

Dr. John Calam, 

Director of Secondary Education, 

Faculty of Education, 

University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver 8 

9 B.C. 

"Application for Admission" forms for students who have not previously attended 

Simon Fraser University are available from: 

Department of Adult Education, 

Box

1030

or phone 

542-3331

School District #22 (Vernon) 

Vernon, B.C. 

N.B. PLE.1SE NOT I

r INFORMATION

THE COURSE BELOW - PREVIOUS COURSE

NLT3RIAL HAS BEEN CIRCULATED.

N. Punk, Director of Adult Ed.

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B.C.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

EDUCATION 435-4 EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND 

THEORY

CRITICISM? 

TO BE OFFERED IN VERNON, 

SPRING, 1974

at

Vernon 

Senior 

Secondar 

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School? 

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The above course will be offered in Vernon in the four-month 

Spring Semester, 1974. The instructor will be Dr. Cornell Hamm. 

Teachers and others wishing to 

take

this course should follow 

the procedures outlined below:-- 

a.

Students who have previously taken S.F.U. credit courses 

Those students who have been enrolled in credit courses at 

S.F.U. within the last year will automatically receive pre- 

registration material by December 7, 1973. (Please notify 

the Registrar's Office if you do not.) This material must 

be returned by December 14, 1973. Former S.F.U. students 

who have been absent since Fall Semester, 1972, must notify 

the Office of the Registrar of their intention to return, 

preferably before November 19, 1973. 

b.

Students who have not previojjy taken S. 

dit courses 

Students who have not previously taken S.F.U. credit courses 

must apply for admission by December 1st. (Late applications 

will be processed only if resources permit, and in no case 

will an application received 

after 

December 31st, be processed.) 

Application forms may be obtained from the Office of the 

District Superintendent, or from the Registrar's Office. 

Registration instructions will 

be sent to

a student after 

his application for admission has been accepted. 

For further information 

Contact: ? 

Mrs. D. Boal 

Office of the Registrar 

Simon Fraser University 

Burnaby 2, B.C. 

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Telephone 291-3224 