Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Philosophy of Education
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 26283
Module Lead	PROF Hand
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
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Description	This module gives first year students on the BA Education a basic grounding in the discipline of philosophy of education. The module is divided into three blocks: (1) Key Concepts in Education examines the core concepts of education, learning, teaching, indoctrination, knowledge, rationality and intelligence; (2) The Aims of Education asks what children should learn and why, introducing students to influential ideas about worthwhile activities, forms of knowledge, critical thinking, vocational education, character education and child-centred education; and (3) Fairness, Freedom and Control considers key normative questions about the organisation, governance and distribution of education, initiating students into the debates about selective, private and faith-based education, access to higher education and equality of educational opportunity. Through each block students are introduced to work by major Western philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hume, Rousseau, Dewey) and key figures in the sub-discipline of philosophy of education (Peters, Hirst, Dearden, White, Wilson, Carr, Siegel, Brighouse, Winch). By equipping students with a critical understanding of core educational concepts and theories, and an appreciation of the conceptual, epistemological and ethical problems with which philosophers wrestle, the module lays a foundation for more advanced work in educational studies in general and philosophy of education in particular.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should have: philosophically-informed understanding of key concepts in education and theoretical approaches to curriculum design; a basic understanding of conceptual, epistemological and ethical problems and the methods of inquiry by which philosophers tackle them; a basic appreciation of the arguments for and against a range of established positions in the field of philosophy of education; an ability to think independently and intelligently about conceptual, epistemological and ethical questions.
Assessment	26283-01 : Annotated Bibliography 1500 words : Coursework (25%) 26283-02 : Essay 2000 words : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Annotated bibliography (1,500 words) 25%; Essay (2,000 words) 75% Reassessment: Resubmission of the failed component where the overall module mark is less than the pass mark.
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