DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
1. EDU 0601 Philosophy of Education i. Nature of philosophy and nature of education. ii. The essence of philosophy of education. iii. An examination of philosophical ideas that have influenced the development of education throughout the world. iv. Schools of Philosophical thought such as idealism, realism, naturalism and pragmatism and their contributions to educational development. v. Issues arising from the philosophy of Nigerian education with due regard to concepts such as: education, equality and opportunity, democracy, aims and objectives of education, reward and punishment, teaching, indoctrination and training, nature of knowledge, values and the individual. vi. Ancient and contemporary philosophers. vii. Their impacts on education systems and usefulness in the classroom environment. viii. The curriculum and philosophy. ix. The problem of truth. x. Transfer and application of knowledge. 2. EDU 0602 Curriculum Implementation i. Basic principles of c...