EDCI 658 – History of Education
Summer 2010
Preliminary
Instructor:
Office:
Office Hours:
Phone:
Email:
Course web site:
Class Meeting Time:
Lynn M. Burlbaw
Harrington Tower 330
Th 2:00 to 4:00 pm, and by appointment
979-845-6195
burlbaw@neo.tamu.edu
personal web site lburlbaw.cehd.tamu.edu
http://lburlbaw.cehd.tamu.edu/edci658/edci65810ahome.htm
Class meets T and TH from 5:30 to 9:30, June 1 to July 1
Course Listserv:
Much of the communication in this course will be conducted using a
listserv. The address of the listserv is EDCI658@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU. To send a message
to everyone in this course, use the above address in the place of anyone’s name.
Description of Course: The genesis of formal education in the Western world beginning with the
ancient Greeks and working though the Enlightenment; tracing the idea that schooling is a
fundamental part of human existence and therefore crucial to all questions concerning the human
condition. (Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog 2006-2007, 315).
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will
- Be able to explain the genesis of ideas found in education in Europe and the United
States
- Explain how ideas conceived and articulated by historical figures appear and reappear
throughout western education
- Be able to explain how a school building or district has contributed to the education
of students in a particular community
- Demonstrate some level of competence in doing qualitative, document based research
Required Textbook available at Campus Bookstore and on-line
Gutek, Gerald L. Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education. A Biographical
Introduction. 5th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-13715273-5
Class Attendance: Class, in College Station, will meet each Tuesday and Thursday night at 5:45
in Harrington Tower, Room 503 and in the Woodlands at the Lone Star Campus (further details
will be included later). Class will run until 9:30, Central Time. There will be a 10 minute break
around the middle of each class session. Students are expected to attend each class session and
come prepared for class by completing the required readings and/or assignments.
I understand that, as professionals, you may have obligations that require you to miss a
class. If you must miss a class meeting, please let me know prior to the session and make
arrangements to complete the assignment(s) due that meeting date. Failure to do this may
result in no credit being given for an assignment or activity.
University rules on attendance can be found at http://student-rules.tamu.edu/search/rule49.htm
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