EDUC 705 - Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education

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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

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Description:

Students formulate, develop and evaluate their own educational principles, standards and priorities. Alternative philosophies of education; contemporary issues. A) Contemporary Educational Perspectives; B) Controversial and Ethical Issues in Education; D) Concepts of Teaching: Diff ering Views; E) Curriculum Th eory and Development; F) Readings on Educational Perspectives; G) Philosophy of Education; I) Education as a Form of Social Control; K) Schooling and the Rights of Children; L) Education, Inequality and the Meritocracy; M) Readings and Philosophies of Outdoor Education; N) Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education; O) Classrooms: Th e Social Context; P) Teaching: Th e Social Context; Q) School and Society. 2-credit and 4-credit courses are off ered. Candidates for teacher licensure must choose either 4-credit course 705A, 705B, or 705Q. Prerequisite for teacher licensure: EDUC 500 and junior status. Prerequisite for students not seeking teacher licensure: instructor permission and junior status. Writing intensive. 2/4 cr.

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.unh.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 862-1234

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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