HONR 520 - Philosophy and Psychology of the Young

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Honors College

Description:

Education is often shaped by a culture's dominant understanding and expectations of childhood, adolescence, and emerging adults. This course explores anthropological, philosophical, theological, and literary texts in order to understand changing views of "the young person," or as they are commonly called "emerging adults." The course also identifies how these changing views impact education and society more generally. It aims to help students address the following questions: How did different eras view children and adolescents? When did our current understandings emerge, chy, and are they helpful? What philososophies or theologies of personhood are embedded in various understandings of children and childhood? How might these views impact our own teaching?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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