EDU 405: Philosophy of Education

3 credits

This course is designed to help students examine the diverse philosophical views that have affected, and are affecting, educational policy in the United States. Students will explore questions about the purposes, ends, and means of education, and assess their own philosophy through readings, discussions, and lectures. The central aim of the course will be to provide students with content knowledge about philosophical debates about education and to improve their skills in seeing the relevance of philosophical theories to their own experience, and formulating and defending their own views on controversial issues.

Prerequisite(s): none.