Izlence

Course Code & Number:

ED 101

Course Title:

Educational Philosophy

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Academic Year

2026

Semester

Spring

Type of Course

Compulsary

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts and problem areas of philosophy. Existence, knowledge, philosophy of ethics and education. Basic philosophical trend (idealism, realism, naturalism, empiricism, rationalism, pragmatism, existentialism, analytical philosophy) and education. Educational philosophy and education trends: perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, existentialist education, critical/radical education. Education views of some philosophers in Islamic world and in the West (Plato, Aristo, Socrates, J. Dewey, Avicenna, Al-Farabi, J.J. Rousseau etc.). Human nature, individual differences and education. Education in terms of some politic and economic ideologies. Influential ideologies in Turkey during modernization process and education. Philosophical foundations of Turkish education system.

Course Objectives

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge of the relationship between the key issues of philosophy and its problem areas with education.

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:

1. explain the relationship between key issues of philosophy and problem areas and education,
2. examine the characteristic features of fundamental philosophical trends and the relationship between these trends and education,
3. discuss the impact of educational philosophies on education trends,
4. present the education views of philosophers in Islamic and Western world,
5. summarize the relationship between human nature, individual differences and education,
6. interpret the reflections of ideologies that became influential during modernization process in Turkey on education,
7. discuss the philosophical foundations on which Turkish education system is established.

Active Learning Strategies and Teaching Methods:

Instructor:

Yeşer Torun

Sap Event ID:

50315512