University of Pittsburgh School of Education

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Administrative and Policy Studies
Course Description - ADMPS 2310

 

ADMPS 2310 - CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUC

EXAMINES HOW PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ONE'S VISION OF EDUCATIVE EXPERIENCE. CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS (E.G. KNOWING, LEARNING, THINKING, VALUING, AND GROWTH) ARE ANALYZED IN ALTERNATIVE WAYS. THINKING PHILO SOPHICALLY ENTAILS DIFFERENT ANALYTIC APPROACHES. THREE WILL BE USED IN THIS COURSE: LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS, PRAGMAT IC/INSTRUMENTAL, AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL. IN ADDITION, PRE VAILING THEORIES OF LEARNING ARE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THEIR INFLUENCE IN SHAPING ONE'S EDUCATIONAL VISION.

Credits: 3

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This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.