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Philosophical Perspective of Education Class: MS, Education Course title: Philosophical Perspective of Education Course Code: EDU-624 Credit hours: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION: The main objective of the course is to study philosophically the education and its problems. To do this study the participants are given opportunity to know the standard branches of the philosophy: Epistemology, Ontology, and Axiology. The central focus of the discussion in this course is how the elements of the educational process are coordinated around a cosmic vision and what specific educational implications of classical and modern philosophies are emerged with reference to aims, curriculum, methodology and evaluation, etc. Other substantive topics include: Thoughts of eminent educational thinker; philosophy and Education; philosophy and Science; Logical system in education; and Analytical topical Assignments. Course Outcomes After studying the course, the students can 1. Can synthesize definition of educational philosophy in the light of given definitions in literature 2. Can analyze branches and schools of general and educational philosophies 3. Identify and differentiate among major philosophies of education 4. Can develop arguments for aims, curriculum and instructional methodology based on different philosophies. 5. Can appraise the contributions of Muslim and non-Muslim philosophers of education 6. Can evaluate existing system of education as per Islamic philosophy of education COURSE OUTLINE 1. Education: Definition and explanation (Differentiate: qualification, education, and training). 2. the origin and development of Philosophy 3. Meaning and significance of Philosophy 3.1. Meaning of Philosophy 3.2. Significance of Philosophy 3.3. Modes of philosophy 3.3.1. Speculative 3.3.2. Prescriptive 3.3.3. Analytic 4. Philosophy and its neighbors: Religion and Science 5. Understanding important Areas of Philosophy: 5.1. Ontology 5.2. Epistemology 5.3. Axiology 6. Philosophy and Education 6.1. Definition and explanation 6.2. Functions of Educational Philosophy 7. Study of main school of general philosophy 7.1. Idealism 7.2. Naturalism/Realism 7.3. Pragmatism 7.4. Existentialism 7.5. Logical positivism 8. Study of main schools of Educational Philosophy 8.1. Perennialism 8.2. Essentialism 8.3. Progressivism 8.4. Reconstructionism 9. Philosophical foundations of Islamic system of Education 10. Study of Educational philosophy of some eminent Western and Muslim Scholars Some Suggested Readings Al Quran. Al Hadith. Abdullah, S. Taleemi Khutbat. (Complied by Mumtaz Manglori) Ahmed, N. (n.d.). Tarikh Falsafa-e-Jadeed. Ahmed, N. (n.d.). Tarikh Falsafa-e-Younan. Akhtar, M.M.S. (n.d.). Taleem ke nazriati asas: Islami tanazur main, Lahore: Azeem Academy Akhtar, M.M.S., Ali, W., & Ahmad, A. (1989, July-September). Iqbal and Education, Ta’leemat (special edition). Alumni Association. (1981, May-June). Taleemat (Syed Moudoodi Number). Alumni Association. (1966). Educational Philosophy (First yearbook). Arbery, A.J. Revelation and Reason in Islam. Broundy, H.S. Building a philosophy of Education. Brubacher, J.S. Electic philosophy of Education. Brubaclher, John S. (1998), Modern Philosophies of Education, New York: McGraw-Hill Butter, J.D. (1988). Four Philosophies and their Practice in Education and Religion, New York: Harper and Ron. Cahn, S.M. (1970).NThe philosophical foundations of education. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Dar, Bashir Ahmad. Religious Thoughts of Sayyed Ahmad Khan. Dewey, J. (1963), Experience and Education, Chicago: University of Chicago Press Dr. Ismail Al-Raji Al-farooqui. Islamization of Knowledge. Dr. Mushtaqur Rehman Siddiqui. (1979, April). Syed Ali Hujwairi Ka Naziya-e-Taleem. Monthly Taleemat. Enven, Ishrat Hussain. The Metaphysics of Education. Hujwaire, S. A. Kashaf-ul-Mahjoob (translation by Tufail Muhammad). Iqbal, M. Reconstruction of Religious Throughts in Islam. Jalalpuri, A. A. Rewayate Falsafah. Joad, C.E.M. Philosophy. Khalid Alvi. Insan-e-Kamil. Kilpatrick. Philosophy of Education. Kneller, G. F. (1971). Introduction to Philosophy of Education. New York: John Willey and Sons. Malik Din Muhammad, Philosophical and Sociological Implications of Education. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, I.E.R. Maudoodi, A.A. Taleemat. Maudoodi, A.A. Towards Understanding Islam. Muhammad Hussain, Syed Moudoodi Kay Taleemi Nazriyat. Munawar Ibn-e-Sadiq. (1979-80). Islami Nizam-e-Tleem ki Falsifyana Bunyadain. Taleem-o-Tahqeeq. Munawar Ibn-e-Sadiq. Taleem-o-Taullum Nel, N. (1995), Philosophy of Education, Colorado: Harper Collins Publishers Ornstein, A. C. & Levine, D. U. (1985), An introduction to the foundations of education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Pirzada, S. Speeches of Quaid-e-Azam. Qutub, S. Jada-o-Manzil (Urdu Translation by Khalil Ha’mdi) Saiyidain, K.G. Iqbal’s Educational Philosophy. Saleem, S.M. (1981). Maghrab Falsafa-e-Taleem Ka Tanqeedi Muttalia, Lahore: Idara Teleemi Tahqeeq Samuelson, W.G. & Markowitz, F.A. (1987), An introduction to the philosophy of education. New York: Philosophical Library, Ine Sarwat Solat. Badiuz Zaman Saaeed Noorasi. Sharif, M.M. (Ed). A History of Muslim Philosophy. Shibli Nomani. AL”Ghazali” Siddiqui M.Taleem-o-Tadrees. Siddiqui, S.A. Approaches to Philosophy of Education in the United States And their Feasibility for Pakistan, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, IER. Wali-Ullah, S. Al-Hujjat-al-Ba’lighah Whitehead, A.W. Aims of Education.

Course Synopsis

The main objective of the course is to study philosophically the education and its problems. To do this study the participants are given opportunity to know the standard branches of the philosophy: Epistemology, Ontology, and Axiology. The central focus of the discussion in this course is how the elements of the educational process are coordinated around a cosmic vision and what specific educational implications of classical and modern philosophies are emerged with reference to aims, curriculum, methodology and evaluation, etc. Other substantive topics include: Thoughts of eminent educational thinker; philosophy and Education; philosophy and Science; Logical system in education; and Analytical topical Assignments.

Course Learning Outcomes

After studying the course, the students can 1. Can synthesize definition of educational philosophy in the light of given definitions in literature 2. Can analyze branches and schools of general and educational philosophies 3. Identify and differentiate among major philosophies of education 4. Can develop arguments for aims, curriculum and instructional methodology based on different philosophies. 5. Can appraise the contributions of Muslim and non-Muslim philosophers of education 6. Can evaluate existing system of education as per Islamic philosophy of education