SFU
    Dean <>t Graduate Studies
    Maggie
    Benston
    Student Services
    Centre 1100
    8888 University
    Drive
    Burnaby, BC
    Canada V5A
    1S6
    MEMORANDUM
    attention
    Senate
    from
    Wade Parkhouse, Dean of Graduate
    RE:
    Studies
    Faculty of Education
    TEL 778.782.3042
    FAX 778.782.3080
    date
    5 December 2012
    No.
    GS2012.43
    S.13-14
    report-dgs@sfu.ca
    www.sfu.ca/Dean-
    GradStudies
    For information:
    Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of 3 December, 2012, SGSC approved the following
    curriculum revision:
    Effective Date is Summer 2013
    Faculty of Education
    . Course to be reinstated; were temporarily WD S. 12-71
    EDUC 859-5 Philosophy of Science and Perspectives on Education
    SIMON
    FRASER
    UNIVERSITY
    ENGAGING THE WORLD
    MEMO
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    STUDIES OFFICE
    ATTENTION: Senate Graduate Studies Committee
    FROM: Faculty of Education
    RE: Remove EDUC 859 from list of temporarily withdrawn courses
    DATE: 2012 October 29
    EDUC 859-5 Philosophy ofScience
    and
    Perspectives on Education - An introductory
    examination of various philosophical positions about the nature of science, including
    logical positivism, naive realism, instrumentalism, relativism and social constructionism,
    and their relation to curriculum and instruction in science.
    This is a request to remove EDUC 859-5, Philosophy of Science and Perspectives on
    Education, from the list of temporarily withdrawn courses. This course was
    temporarily withdrawn by Senate at its April 12,2012 meeting (S. 12-71, SGSC
    2012.18). Our intent is to schedule the course in the Summer 2013 term.
    For some time the Faculty has intended to broaden its course offerings for graduate
    students in the area of science education. With the recent hire of a faculty member
    specializing in science education, we are now in a position to do so, and EDUC 859 is
    the most appropriate course for this purpose.
    Please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any questions regarding
    this matter.
    Sincerely,
    *V>*u,
    Robin Brayne
    Director
    c: John Nesbit,
    Associate Dean Graduate Studies in Education
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    engaging THE WORLD

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