Philosophy of Education ((3))

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This course will provide an in-depth examination of the philosophy of education, including the historical roots of philosophy of education (attending to the work of Plato, Aristotle, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, John Dewey, Hannah Arendt, and others); critical pedagogy, schooling, and the educational roles of teacher and student (attending to the work of Maria Montessori, Paulo Freire, Ivan Illich, bell hooks, Jonathan Kozol, and others); the role of education in childhood and adulthood development; and moral/ethics education. Taken together, students will gain a rich understanding of the history and origins of different philosophies of education along with application of these approaches to contemporary education and classroom practice.