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    EDUCATION
    486-4 /
    821-5
    PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING PRACTICES ?
    "PHILOSOPHY AND THE TEACHER"
    SPRING, 1981
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    INSTRUCTOR: Dr. C. M. Hamm
    CAMPUS ?
    Tuesday, 4:30 - 8:20
    COURSE DESCRIPTION
    This course is constructed in response to a frequently heard demand that
    philosophical studies in education be of more direct service to the
    practising classroom teacher. Accordingly a number of classroom practices
    and teacher related activities (as outlined below) are philosophically
    examined. Assumptions underlying these practices are made explicit;
    the structure and meaning of the arguments clarified; and the merits of
    the arguments assessed.
    THERE ARE NO PRE-REQUISITES FOR 1HE COURSE.
    BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE
    A.
    The teacher as an educator
    B.
    The teacher and the curriculum
    (child-centred curriculum; integrated curriculum; the "needs"
    curriculum)
    C. The teacher and classroom control
    (compulsion; freedom and authority; discipline and punishment)
    D. Concepts of teaching and teaching practices
    (conditioning; indoctrination; behaviour modification; learning
    by discovery; play; creativity; values clarification;
    individualized instruction)
    E.
    The teacher and facilitation of learning
    (open-education; self-education; alternative education)
    COURSE REQUIREMENTS
    A. Seminar.presentation - 20
    B. Mid-term exam (or required readinqs) - 30?
    C. Major paper (due April 7th) - 50
    REQUIRED READINGS
    A.
    Text: D.I.Lloyd (ed.); PHILOSOPHY AND THE TEACHER; RKP, 1976
    B. Selected essays

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