Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
MBZ1022018332PHıLOSOPHY OF EDUCATİONCompulsory113
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To make students to gain insight into the basic problems of philosophy of education and to learn the
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Hasan YILDIZ
Learning Outcomes
1To conceive the importance of philosophy of education
2To see the alternative approaches in the philosophy of education
3To recognize the problems of the philosophy of education
4To learn something about the ontological, analytical and critical constituents of philosophy of education
5To see the ideas of the most important thinkers of the philosophy of education
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Relation between education and philosophy
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The definiton philosophy of education, determination of its subject area, its main topics and problems.
2Ontological Problems of the Philosophy of Education. Bacic and essentialist views of man to be educated.
3Epistomological Aspect of the Philosophy of Education.
4Ethical Problems in the Philosophy of Education: Discrimination of real education from indoctrination, basic theories of moral development.
5Political Aspect of the Philosophy of Education.
6Introduction to the Classical philosophy of education.
7Plato’s Idealist and Aristotle’s Realist Conception of Education.
8Midterm Exam
9Medieval Philosophy of Education: Educational views of Ghazzali.
10Naturalist philosophy of Education: Rousseau’s Views concerning education.
11Cultural Approach in the Philosophy of Education: Nietzsche’s Ideas on Education.
12Pragmatist Philosophy of Education: Dewey’s educational views.
13Existentialist Philosophy of Education.
14Analytical Philosophy of Education: Analysis of basic educational concepts.
15Critical Pedogoy.
16Final
Recommended or Required Reading
Ahmet Cevizci, Eğitim Felsefesi, İstanbul, Say Yayınları, 2011. Mustafa Aydın, Eğitim Felsefesi, Ankara, Pegem Yayınları, 2010. Ahmet Cevizci, Eğitim Sözlüğü, İstanbul, Say Yayınları, 2011
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11616
Final Examination12020
Attending Lectures122
Self Study224
Individual Study for Homework Problems13030
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11414
Individual Study for Final Examination11616
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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