This course introduces teacher candidates to the study of history and philosophy of education. Students will have opportunities to interrogate contemporary educational structures and challenges in light of philosophical worldviews and positions, as well as historical continuities and changes. The course offers teacher candidates a space to consider how philosophy is a practical means of informing and guiding educational practice, and how the history of education serves to contextualize and problematize pedagogical practice.
This course introduces teacher candidates to the study of history and philosophy of education. Students will have opportunities to interrogate contemporary educational structures and challenges in light of philosophical worldviews and positions, as well as historical continuities and changes. The course offers teacher candidates a space to consider how philosophy is a practical means of informing and guiding educational practice, and how the history of education serves to contextualize and problematize pedagogical practice.
