General Catalog 2021-22

Seminar, four hours. Introduction to major Western philosophical thinkers on education including Dewey, Freire, Froebel, Locke, Montessori, Plato, Rousseau, and others. Examination of ultimate goals of education, content of education, and processes of teaching and learning according to these theorists and their influence on later educational thought and practice. Assignments include readings, response papers, film analyses, educator interviews, document analysis (for their underlying educational philosophy), and proposal of educational philosophy. Letter grading.