UNSW Handbook Course - Philosophical Issues in Education

Philosophical Issues in Education - EDST5201


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Education
	Contact: Matthews,Michael Robert
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Excluded: EDST2201, EDST3201
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 5 (more info)

Description

Philosophical views underlying educational practices and debates. Examines topics such as aims in education, the ideal of an educated person, neutrality and indoctrination in teaching, authority relations in schooling, curriculum construction, intelligence testing, learning and understanding, and other topics, in order to develop philosophical competence and knowledge. The work of one educational theorist is examined.

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