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Department of Education (Planning and Development) Course Title: Philosophy of Education B.Ed (1.5) Year Semester I Course Code: Maj/B. Ed-101 Credit Hours: 03 Course Description The 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 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 implementations 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 topics Assignments. Learning Outcomes After the completion of this course the students will be able to: • Explain, describe and use correctly the significant term/concepts of Philosophy • Understand the ‘Philosophic Method’ • Develop their own point of view about educational theory and process • Develop a rational approach • Develop a Philosophy of Education for Pakistan • Analyze various Educational Policies in the light of Philosophy 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 Speculative Prescriptive Analytic 3.4 Philosophy and its neighbors: Religion and Science 4. Understanding important Areas of Philosophy 4.1 Ontology 4.2 Epistemology 4.3 Axiology 5. Philosophy and Education 5.1 Definition and explanation 5.2 Functions of Educational Philosophy 6. Study of Main schools of General Philosophy 6.1 Idealism 6.2 Naturalism/Realism 6.3 Pragmatism 6.4 Existentialism 7. Study of Main schools of Educational Philosophy 7.1 Perennialism 7.2 Essentialism 7.3 Progressivism 7.4 Reconstructionism 8. Philosophical Foundations of Islamic system of Education 9. Study of Educational Philosophy of some eminent Western and Muslim Scholars Evaluation Criteria Students will be evaluated on the basis of following criteria. 1. Presentations 5 2. Assignments 5 3. Attendance 5 4. Test I 10 5. Test II 10 6. Final Exam 65 7. Total Marks 100 Recommended Books: Al Quran. Al-Hadith Abdullah ,S. Taleemi Khutbat.(Complied by Mumtaz Mangloel) Ahmed, N. (n.d). Tarikh Falsafa-e-Jadeed Ahmed,N, (n.d) Tarikh Falsafa-e-youman Akhtar , M.M.S (n.d) Ta’leem ke mazriati asas: Islamic tanazir main; Lahore: Azeem academy Arbery, A,J.Revelation and Reason in islam Broundy ,H,S Building a philosophy of Education Brubacher,J.S.Eclectic philosophy of Education Butter,J,D(1988) Four philosophies and their prectices in Education and Religion New York: Harper and Ron 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.

Course Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this course the students will be able to: • Explain, describe and use correctly the significant term/concepts of Philosophy • Understand the ‘Philosophic Method’ • Develop their own point of view about educational theory and process • Develop a rational approach • Develop a Philosophy of Education for Pakistan • Analyze various Educational Policies in the light of Philosophy