COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EGI 1004 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZYILMAZ AKAMCA

Offered to

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To train teacher candidates to understand the philosophical basis of education, and to comprehend the different philosophical approaches

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend the definition and main concepts of philosophy
2   To explain the definition of education
3   To know the definition of educational philosophy
4   To understand the relation between philosophy and education
5   To be able to compare different educational approaches
6   To explain philosophical approaches which Turkish Education System is based

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course: Content, significance, rules and requirements
2 Definition of Philosophy
3 The main concepts of philosophy
4 The definition of education
5 Contrubition of philosophy to education
6 The importance of relation between philosophy and education.
7 Educational Philosophy
8 Midterm exam
9 The relation of education with other systems
10 Different educational approaches. (Perennialism, Idealism)
11 Different educational approaches (Realism, Essentialism)
12 Different educational approaches (Pragmatism, Naturalism)
13 Different educational approaches (Dialectical materyalism, Existansiyalism
14 Philosophical approaches which Turkish Education System is based.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Eğitim Felsefesi, Prof. Dr. Veysel Sönmez, Anı yayıncılık,2002;
Eğitim Felsefesi, Necmettin Tozlu, MEB yayınları, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Face to Face Drama

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

guzin.ozyilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.132
LO.23
LO.332
LO.43
LO.53
LO.65