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Objectives

To help you study these important concepts, consider the following outcome objectives:
  • Define an educational theory and explain its relationship to philosophy as a discipline.
  • Identify the various underlying protests that led to the establishment of the theories of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstruction.
  • Compare the curricula of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstructionism, including neo-Marxism, critical theory, and postmodern constructivism.
  • Compare the teaching methods that characterize perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstructionism.
  • Compare the preferred classroom management of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstructionism.
  • Compare the evaluation techniques of the perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, existentialist, and social reconstructionist.
  • Describe the role of the teacher from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, existentialist, and social reconstructionist perspective.
  • Formulate your philosophy of education.



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