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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2004

EDUC 471-4

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DR. STUART RICHMOND

Office: EDB 8546

Phone: 291-3163

WEDNESDAY 8:30-12:20 in EDB 7500B

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores critically, philosophical, social, historical, and educational bases for developing

curricula. The development of curricula to suit particular levels of teaching, subject areas and classroom

contexts is addressed.

MAJOR COURSE TOPICS

The course considers the context of education in contemporary global society. Through Taylor we

examine the key dynamics or "malaises" of individualism, instrumental reason and loss of freedom,

which he sees as characterizing and blighting contemporary culture. Tatlor's ideas are critiqued to

determine their relevance and importance to educational thinking.The nature and aims of education are

examined looking at different and often competing conceptions of education. What are the main values

we wish to address or convey in education? Ways of thinking about the curriculum for planning

purposes are discussed. What are the key questions? Mainly these resolve to matters of suitability of

purpose, content, approaches to teaching, and evaluation. How are the purposes of learning and teaching

identified? The issue of curriculum content is critically discussed with reference to notions of truth and

knowledge, given postmodern critiques. What should go into a curriculum? What matters most, process

or content? How should teaching and learning be organized and evaluated in order to meet curriculum

purposes and student needs and differences? In what ways might curriculum worthwhileness

(educational value) and effectiveness be judged? According to what criteria?

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Term paper 3000 words--- 40%

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Presentation in class of readings---20%

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Curriculum project to suit individual needs---40%

REQUIRED TEXTS

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Taylor, Charles (1992) The Malaise of Modernity. Anansi: Toronto

ISBN 0 88784 520 7 pbk

Walker, Decker F. and Soltis, Jonas F. (1997). Curriculum and Aims. (Thinking about Education

series). 3rd edition. Teachers College: New York and London

ISBN 08077367559 pbk

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