PHI 15 - Philosophy of Education

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

This course is an examination of the major topics in the philosophy of education. Readings from the major philosophers of education (Plato, Rousseau, Schiller, Dewey, William James, Whitehead, Buber) and from other important traditional and contemporary theorists (Piaget, Montessori, A.S. Neill, Chomsky, Coles, Illich, Freire, Kozol, Goodman, Gilligan) are discussed. Topics include: the world of the child, play and imagination, the acquisition of language, the maturation of mind, ethics and the education of character, the social and political role of education.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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