EDTE 201 — Philosophical Foundations of Education
Teacher Education · University of Ghana
This course examines some major theories of the meaning and function of education and its role in reshaping society. The course addresses how historical influences, settings and ideas, have influenced and continue to influence education today. Topics to be studied include seminal works by Plato, Aristotle, Dewey, and Piaget, idealism in education, realism in education, pragmatism, postmodernism and behaviourism in education.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- EDTE 202 — Psychology of Human Learning
- EDTE 203 — Introduction to Education and Development
- EDTE 204 — Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Senior High Schools
- EDTE 208 — Education in a Multilingual Society
- EDTE 101 — Introduction to Education
- EDTE 102 — Social Foundations of Education in Ghana
- EDTE 206 — Adolescent Literacy Development
- EDTE 212 — Explaining Science
- EDTE 301 — Quantitative Research Methods in Education
- EDTE 302 — Qualitative Research Methods in Education
- EDTE 303 — Assessment and Evaluation in Senior High Schools
- EDTE 304 — Reflective Practice in Education
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).