EDTHP 115 3/3/03 Paper due this Friday Exam #2 moved from April 7 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

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?

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

Philosophies • Idealism • Realism • Pragmatism • Existentialism

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

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.

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?

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