ED 101

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

ED 101

Course Title

Educational Philosophy

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

First Year

Semester:

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Basic concepts and problem areas of philosophy. Existence, knowledge, philosophy of ethics and education. Basic philosophical trend (idealism, realism, naturalism, empiricism, rationalism, pragmatism, existentialism, analytical philosophy) and education. Educational philosophy and education trends: perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, existentialist education, critical/radical education. Education views of some philosophers in Islamic world and in the West (Plato, Aristo, Socrates, J. Dewey, Avicenna, Al-Farabi, J.J. Rousseau etc.). Human nature, individual differences and education. Education in terms of some politic and economic ideologies. Influential ideologies in Turkey during modernization process and education. Philosophical foundations of Turkish education system.

Course Objectives

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge of the relationship between the key issues of philosophy and its problem areas with education.

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

1. explain the relationship between key issues of philosophy and problem areas and education,
2. examine the characteristic features of fundamental philosophical trends and the relationship between these trends and education,
3. discuss the impact of educational philosophies on education trends,
4. present the education views of philosophers in Islamic and Western world,
5. summarize the relationship between human nature, individual differences and education,
6. interpret the reflections of ideologies that became influential during modernization process in Turkey on education,
7. discuss the philosophical foundations on which Turkish education system is established.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Collaborating Oral Presentations/Reports Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Portfolio Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

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Recommended Reading

Required Reading

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Course Coordinator:

Dr. Tolga Erdoğan

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	24
Debate	10
Exams/Quizzes	10
Resource Review	10
Report on a Topic	10
Oral Presentation	10

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