TOM MBOYA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
COURSETITTLE:PHILOSOPHYOFEDUCATION
COURSECODE:EDF210
2025/2026SEMESTER ONE
INSTRUCTOR: [Link] NYANKANGA MAANGI, [Link](Moi),[Link](Nairobi),[Link](UNISA)
CONTACT:0719243971/0750096575
Email:erikie83@[Link]
COURSEOUTLINE
Courselearningoutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto:
(i) DescribetheconceptofPhilosophyanditsroleininformingeducationaltheoryandpractice
(ii) DiscusstherelationshipsbetweentheorientalphilosophiesforeffectivemainstreamingofSTEMeducation
(iii) CompareandContrastschoolsofthoughtinPhilosophyandtheirinfluenceonteachingmethodologies
(iv) Demonstrateprofessionalismwhenengagingandcommunicatingwithstudents,parents,colleaguesandotherstakeholdersineducation
(v) Describelogicanditsdivisionsforeffectivecriticalthinking
(vi) Evaluatetheconceptofdialogicallearningforeffectivecommunicationandcollaborativecompetency
(vii) Analyzetheconceptofchildrenrightsforinclusiveeducation
(viii) ComposeapersonalPhilosophyforselfefficacy.
(ix) ProposeaNationalPhilosophyofEducationinKenyatoinformfutureeducationalreviews
TOPIC BUB-TOPIC WEEK
IntroductiontoPhilosophy a) EtymologyofthetermPhilosophy 1
b) DefinitionofPhilosophy
c) GreatthinkersinPhilosophyandtheirinfluenceoneducation(Socrates
,Plato,Aristotle,JohnLocke,JohnDewey)
d) ContentandmethodsofPhilosophy
PhilosophicalanalysisoftheconceptofEducation a) DefinitionofEducation
b) TherelationshipbetweenPhilosophyandEducation
c) EducationalthoughtinAfrica
d) Theconceptoflearningandteaching
e) DimensionsofEducation
a) DimensionsofEducationbyNjorogeandBenaars(Cognitive,Normative,Di
alogicalandCreativewithreferencetoCBCpathways)
b) CriteriaofteachingaccordingtoWilliamFrankenna(inrelevancetocompete
ncyofLearningtoLearn)
CognitiveDimensionofEducation a) ThemeaningofEpistemology 2
b) Cognitionandeducation
c) SourcesofknowledgeandtheirapplicationtoCompetencyBasedEducation
d) TheoriesoftruthandtheirapplicationtoCompetencyBasedEducation
e) KnowledgeandLearningtolearn
NormativeDimensionsofEducation a) Axiologyandnationalgoalsofeducation 3
b) Ethicalobligationtheoriesandtheirrelevancetoeducation(Egoism,Hedoni
sm,utilitarianism,Kantianism)
c) Ethicsinpunishmentanddiscipline
d) EthicsandaestheticsforCitizenship
LogicandCreativityinEducation 4
a) Meaningoflogic
b) TypesoflogicandtheirrelevancetoCompetencyBasedEducation
c) Fallaciesandeducation
d) Importanceofstudyinglogictoateachertrainee
e) Logicandcriticalthinking
f) Creativity
g) Metaphysicsandeducation
DialogicaldimensionofEducation a) Meaningofeducationaldialogue 5
b) PauloFreire'sideasfordialogicallearning(TheBankingconceptofeducatio
n)
c) ImplicationsofPauloFreire’sideasfordialogicallearningtoproblemsolving
,creativityCollaborationandcommunicationcompetencies
SchoolsofthoughtinPhilosophy:A a)Idealismandeducation 6
b)Realismandeducation
SchoolsofthoughtinPhilosophy:B a) PragmatismandEducation 7
b) Existentialismandeducation
EducationalPhilosophies a) Constructivismandeducation 8
b) NaturalismandEducation
c) Perrenialismandeducation
d) Progressivismandeducation
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Oriental/EasternPhilosophiesandSTEM a) Confucianismandtechnicaleducation 10
b) Buddhismandtechnicaleducation
c) Hinduismandtechnicaleducation
ContemporarythemesinPhilosophyofEducatio 11
n a) EducationalLaw
b) Educationanddemocracy
c) Educationandchildrenrights
EducationFor21stcenturyandbeyond a) Theroleofeducationfornationaldevelopment 12
b) TheroleofEducationindevelopmentofwisdom
c) CommunityServicelearning
Endofsemesterexamination 13&14
NB:LMSwillbeusedtoenhancedigitalliteracyandcollaborationthroughthediscussion
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