Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2020 - EDUC 901A G001

Seminar in the History of Educational Theory A (3)

Class Number: 2707

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Wed, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Corequisites:

    EDUC 901B.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The historical roots of educational thought are examined from a broad cultural perspective. Major works in disciplines such as philosophy, psychology and sociology which have had significant impact on educational theorizing will be studied. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between theory and educational practice.

COURSE DETAILS:

This double-load doctoral seminar (EDUC 901 A and B) is conceived of as a sustained inquiry into, and a dialogue with, ideas, notions, theories, and practices that have animated (or, in many instances, deanimated) the history of education. For us as current educational practitioners in various locations of teaching, leading, coaching, guiding, mentoring, and administering, such inquiry is a crucial undertaking today. For, whenever social life appears in states of crisis, such as now, there arises a need to shift our conceptions of who we are and what our relationships are to the human and more-than-human lifeworlds. Hence, education becomes the site of dialogue and practice-driven experiment, as well as self-other transformation, in search for meaning, knowledge, worldviews, and moral values.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  1. Consider historically, philosophically, contemplatively, and phenomenologically the modes of relational consciousness that are relevant to your professional and personal practices;
  2. Understand your doctoral inquiry within the streams and currents of ideas about living in the human and more-than-human-world;
  3. Explore reflexivity though dialogic practices of self-with-other apperception.

Grading

  • Vignette and explication 20%
  • Weekly reading responses 30%
  • Final assignment 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All the readings and other AV materials required for this course will be made available or locatable to course participants.


RECOMMENDED READING:

A list of recommended readings and AV materials will be supplied to students.


Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).