To understand the education systems in the 21st century requires knowledge of educational philosophies and theories.
This unit introduces pre-service teachers to foundational ideas in the study of the discipline of education and examines how philosophical schools of thought continue to have relevance for education today. Significant educational philosophies and theories over time, as well as conceptual tools for use in thinking about contemporary issues in educational approaches, will be explored to identify the relationship between philosophy, theory and educational practice. Analysis of key issues will include an understanding of the human person, the nature of educational aims and goals, the history of schooling and prior to school learning in Australia, contemporary approaches to education as well as current educational debates. The unit will also introduce the necessary values, attitudes and professional responsibilities of educators and explore the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with being a member of the teaching profession, including child protection requirements, Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST), Catholic Social Teaching and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives. This unit poses to pre-service teachers the important question of what is at stake in our understandings, beliefs and values of education.
The aim of this unit is to support pre-service teachers’ acquisition and development of knowledge of influential philosophical and theoretical thought that continues to inform and influence contemporary Education.
This unit introduces pre-service teachers to foundational ideas in the study of the discipline of education and examines how philosophical schools of thought continue to have relevance for education today. Significant educational philosophies and theories over time, as well as conceptual tools for use in thinking about contemporary issues in educational approaches, will be explored to identify the relationship between philosophy, theory and educational practice. Analysis of key issues will include an understanding of the human person, the nature of educational aims and goals, the history of schooling and prior to school learning in Australia, contemporary approaches to education as well as current educational debates. The unit will also introduce the necessary values, attitudes and professional responsibilities of educators and explore the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with being a member of the teaching profession, including child protection requirements, Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST), Catholic Social Teaching and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives. This unit poses to pre-service teachers the important question of what is at stake in our understandings, beliefs and values of education.
The aim of this unit is to support pre-service teachers’ acquisition and development of knowledge of influential philosophical and theoretical thought that continues to inform and influence contemporary Education.