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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