GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION/EB104
Course Title: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Define the concepts of philosophy of education.
Explain the dynamic relationship between philosophy and education.
Compares and interprets classical educational philosophy approaches (idealist, realist, spirtualist, naturalist, cultural and individualist).
Suggests analytical and critical thoughts on traditional and current problems of education.
Education evaluates the fields of philosophy in terms of ontological, epistemological, ethical and political dimensions.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction, course content
2. Week  Philosophy, philosophy of education
3. Week  Classical philosophy of education: idealist approach
4. Week  Classical philosophy of education: realist and spiritualist approach
5. Week  Classical philosophy of education: naturalist and cultural approaches
6. Week  Classical philosophy of education: pragmatist and individualistic approaches
7. Week  Anaclitic philosophy of education
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Critical philosophy of education
10. Week  The ontological dimension of education
11. Week  The epistemological dimension of education
12. Week  The ethical dimension of education
13. Week  The political dimension of education
14. Week  End of coursework and course evaluation
15. Week  End of coursework and course evaluation
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
12
2
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
3
5
15
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
5
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
82
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.28
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learning
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentX
4Choose, use and prepare materialX
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood periodX
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvement
8Work in collaboration with family, school and society
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysX
11Develop effective communication skillsX
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technology
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsX
14Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsX
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueX
16Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.X
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood period
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Asst. Prof. Ekrem Ziya DUMAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ezduman , www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ezduman@gmail.com)