Courses for Undergraduates
375
Philosophy of Education (3:3).
Philosophical questions related to education, such as what is
education, how are the aims of education to be decided, and what is
knowledge, pursued in conjunction with classic historic readings in
the philosophies of education and knowledge as well as selected contemporary
reading.
381 The Institution of Education (3:3).
Required of students seeking teacher licensure.
Historical background, purposes, and concepts basic to public
education; school as an expression of social and economic life, as
a modifying influence on life, as an interpreter of ideologies, as
an instrument for the transmission of culture; evolution, use, and
personal significance to teachers of the dominant American philosophy
of education.
Courses for Advanced Undergraduates & Graduate
Students
506 Institutes in Education (1-3).
Students may apply no more than 3 hours of this course to
any degree program.
Grade: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, S/U.
Practicum or workshop experiences to focus on issues, problems,
or approaches in the profession.
581 Teaching in the Urban School
(3:3).
Prerequisite-
admission to teacher education or permission of instructor.
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for educators
to examine research and literature related to the problems of teaching
in the urban school.
