Week 3 - Highlights Flashcards
What is Perennialisum?
one should teach the things that are of everlasting pertinence to all people everywhere, and that the emphasis should be on principles, not facts.
Who founded Perennialism?
Thomas Aquinas, originally from a religious perspective.
What is an exsample of perennialism?
Studying the Greek classics
what is essentialism?
students benefitted from education standards necessary for a thriving future. these individuals have the opinion that the purpose of attending a school is to enable students to contribute meaningfully to the society
Who founded Essentialism?
William C. Bagley
What is progressivim
Emphasis on the individual child, informality of classroom procedure, and encouragement of self-expression.
Focus on studnets rather than the content
Who founded Progressivisum?
John Dewey
What is existentialism?
Focuses on the existence of the student.
People are responsible for defining themselves.
“to exist is to choose, and these choice define who we are”
Who founded Existentialism?
Jean Paul Sartre
What is Social reconstructionism?
The belief that society needs to be changed, and schools are the catalyst for sparking this change.
Who founded Social reconstructionsim?
Paulo Freire
What is the Educational Philosophy continuum? (left to right)
Perennialism Essenitalism Progressivisum Social reconstructionism Exisentialism.
What is eurocentrim?
is a worldview centered on or biased towards Western civilization
What is behaviourism?
Learning takes place when we interact with the EXTERNAL environment.
What are the two most well known applications of Behaviorism?
Pavlov’s classical conditioning
Skinners Operant Conditioning.
