EDUC 501 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education

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EDUC 501Historical and Philosophical Foundations
of Education

• Chapter 1
• Educational Biography and the Historical and
  Philosophical Foundations of Education

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Overview of Chapters 2-24

• Historical narrative
• Context
• Times and situation
• Biography
• Analysis of the educational ideas and practices
  as to their contemporary meaning and significance

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Ancient China, Greece and Rome

• Confucius (551-479 B.C.) Proponent of
  Educating for a Harmonious Society (Chapter 2)
• Plato (427-347 B.C.) founder of Idealism
  (Chapter 3)
• Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) founder of Realism
  (Chapter 4)
• Quintilian (A.D. 35-95) - exemplary teacher of
  rhetoric (Chapter 5)

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Medieval Christianity

• Thomas Aquinas (1255 1274) Theologian and
  philosopher of the Middle Ages (Chapter 6)

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Renaissance

• Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) Humanist the
  ideal representative of Renaissance humanism
  (Chapter 7)

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Protestant Reformation

• John Calvin (1509 1564) - Theologian and
  Educator (Chapter 8)
• Johann Amos Comenius (1592 1670) Pan sophist
  Educator and Proponent of International Education
  (Chapter 9)
• Represented two different ways of interpreting
  the educational changes produced by the
  Protestant Reformation.

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Enlightenment

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) Prophet of
  Naturalism (Chapter 10)

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post-Enlightenment

• Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1747 1827) Swiss
  educational innovator and Proponent of Educating
  the Heart and the Senses (Chapter 11)

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Age of Revolution and Republicanism

• Thomas Jefferson (1743 -1826) American
  Statesman, 3rd President of the United States,
  and Advocate of Republican Education (Chapter 12)
• Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 1797) Proponent of
  Womens Rights and Education, Feminism (Chapter
  13)
• Horace Mann (1796 1859) Leader of the Common
  School Movement (Chapter 14)

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Responses to the Industrial and Darwinian
Revolutions

• Robert Owen (1771 1858) Utopian Socialist and
  Communitarian Educator (Chapter 15)
• John Stewart Mill (1806 1873) Proponent of
  Liberalism (Chapter 17)
• Herbert Spencer ( 1820 -1903) Advocate of
  Individualism, Science, and Social Darwinism
  (Chapter 18)

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Progressivism (Early 20th Century)

• Jane Adams (1860 1935) Advocate of Socialized
  Education, Founder of Hull House (Chapter 19)
• John Dewey (1859 1952) Americas Leading
  Pragmatist Philosopher and Progressive Educator
  (Chapter 20)
• William Bagley(1874-1946) Stalwart
  Traditionalist Educator (Chapter 21)

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Early Childhood Education

• Friedrich Froebel (1782 1852) German Educator,
  Founder of the Kindergarten (Chapter 16)
• Maria Montessori (1870 1952) Proponent of Early
  Childhood Education (Chapter 22)

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Attack on Colonialism

• Mohandas Ghandi (1869 1948) Won Indias
  Independence by nonviolent resistance (Chapter 23)

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pan-Africanism

• W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 1963) - Scholar and
  Activist for African American Rights (Chapter 24)

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Neo-Marxism, existentialism, postmodernism, and
critical theory

• Mao Tse-Tung (1893 1976) Revolutionary
  Educator, Founding Father of the Peoples
  Republic of China, Leader of the Communist
  revolution (previous Chapter 24)
• Paulo Freire (1921 1997) Advocate of Liberation
  Pedagogy (current Chapter 25)

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Organization of Chapters

• Historical Context - places the educational
  thinker in the historical, cultural and
  philosophical situation of her or his time
• Biography - analyzes the formative persons and
  events that shaped his/her educational philosophy
  or ideology
• Analysis of the Educational Thinkers Philosophy
  or Ideology identifies the theorists principal
  ideas about truth and value, education and
  schooling, and teaching and learning.

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Organization of Chapters (contd)

• Conclusion assesses the educational
  contributions and significance of the theorist
• Discussion Questions relate the educational
  thinker to both her or his time in history and to
  the present situation in education
• Research and Essay Topics lead to analysis of
  trends and issues in the history, philosophy, and
  ideology of education
• Suggestions for Further Reading

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Dates for presentations EDUC 501

• Harrogate Class
• September 7th
• Tenets - Groups
• September 21st
• Chapters 2-6
• September 28th
• Chapters 7 - 12
• October 5th
• Chapters 13 - 17
• October 12th
• Chapters 18 22
• October 19th
• Chapters 23 -25

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Presentation Format

• PowerPoint or Prezi presentation
• Copies of slides for each person (Harrogate-12)
  These may need to be used in case of equipment
  failure.
• Activity, timelines, interviews, hotlinks, period
  dress, role playing, maps, quotations, United
  Streaming or YouTube clips, original work
  (include if appropriate)
• Films can be shown for some chapters
• Make your person come alive and be interesting
• 20 minutes in length

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Presentation Format (contd)

• Last slide should be bibliography slide
• Each slide should have citation and a slide
  number
• Proofread your presentation and make certain of
  backgrounds, font sizes, music or video clips,
  and then e-mail (or submit it to LiveText) your
  presentation to me as an attachment 2 days prior
  to the date you are to present so I can preview
  it and discuss any needed changes and have it on
  my laptop.
• You should also bring a copy of it on a CD or
  flashdrive

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Personal Philosophy Presentations

• Harrogate (Dates to Be Determined)

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