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EDTHP 115 3/3/03

EDTHP 115 3/3/03. Paper due this Friday Exam #2 moved from April 7 to April 4 Exam #3 moved from April 30 to May 2 No Final Mindy Kornhaber will come in on April 7 This Wednesday, March 5—Dean David Monk, College of Education Read Chapter 8 on Ed. Finance in O/L.

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EDTHP 115 3/3/03

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  1. EDTHP 1153/3/03 • Paper due this Friday • Exam #2 moved from April 7 to April 4 • Exam #3 moved from April 30 to May 2 • No Final • Mindy Kornhaber will come in on April 7 • This Wednesday, March 5—Dean David Monk, College of Education • Read Chapter 8 on Ed. Finance in O/L

  2. Disney, Giroux, and Democracy • Definition of Education • Lawrence Cremin: “the deliberate systematic, and sustained effort to transmit or evoke knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, and sensibilities.” • So, what other types of educational agents in society?

  3. (con’t.) • Connections • Democracy, Policies, Philosophies… • Policies: Public Policy vs. Corporate Policy • Definition of Democracy? Public Sphere, Individualism?

  4. Philosophies • Idealism • Realism • Pragmatism • Existentialism

  5. Philosophies • Idealism—the belief that, since the physical world is constantly changing, ideas are the only reliable form of reality • Realism—the features of the universe exist whether or not a human being is there to perceive them

  6. Philosophies, con’t. • Pragmatism—shares some ideas with realism, but less rigid. It rejects the idea of absolute, unchanging truth. Instead, truth is what works, hence the term: pragmatism • Existentialism—a philosophical view suggesting that humanity is not part of an orderly universe; rather, individuals create their own existence in their own unique way.

  7. Developing Your Own Philosophy of Education • Which philosophies or theories are most similar to my own beliefs? • Which element of each philosophy or theory appeals to me the most? • Which element of each is least appealing? • Am I comfortable with the instructional ideas suggested by a philosophy or theory?

  8. Theories of Education • Progressivism • Scientific Management • Social Reconstructionism • Existentialism • Perennialism • Essentialism

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