EDCI 658 – History of EducationSpring 2006Instructor: Lynn M. BurlbawOffice: Harrington Tower 330Office Hours: TR 2:00 to 3:30 pm, W 2:00 to 4:30 pm, and by appointmentPhone: 979-845-6195Email: [email protected]: Heather K. CaldwellEmail: [email protected] Listserv: Much of the communication in this course will be conducted using a listserv. The address of the listserv is [email protected]. To send a message toeveryone 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 theancient 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 humancondition. (Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog 2004-2005, 435).In addition to these course goals, the course contains readings and activities which expand the students’ understanding of education in the current global society and how this relates to education in the United States.Required Textbooks available at Campus Bookstore and on-lineMurphy, Madonna M., The History and Philosophy of Education, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN 0-13-095550-7Mzaurek, Kas and Margret A. Winzer, Schooling Around the World, Pearson Allyn Bacon, 2006. ISBN 0-205-45459-3Software Required for Course-Students should also download Visual Knowledge Builder (VKB) and the User's Guide from the following web site and install the program on their computer. Some assignmentswill entail the use of VKB. This is a free program.Web site for download http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/VKB/Assignments will be completed using this software. You will be required to bring your work to class or make it available through your email so you can show it in class.Optional equipment - A student may want to purchase a USB driven jump drive/memory stick/thumb drive to use with the course. VKB has been installed on all computers in Blocker 457 and may be used during class or to display work done at home.Class Attendance Class will meet each Wednesday night at 5:45 in Blocker, Room 457. Class will run until 8:35. There will be a 10 minute break in the middle of the 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 tocomplete the assignment(s) due that meeting date. Failure to do this may result in no credit beinggiven for an assignment or activity.The following statements are required to be included in all syllabi by either the University or TLAC – these will guide the behavior of the professor and students in this course.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy StatementApproved by the University Curriculum Committee, March 7, 1997Approved by the Graduate Council, March 20, 1997 Approved by the Faculty Senate, May 12, 1997The following ADA Policy Statement (part of the Policy on Individual Disabling Conditions) was submitted to the University Curriculum Committee by the Department of Student Life. The policy statement was forwarded to the Faculty Senate for information. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civilrights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities in Room 126 of the Koldus Building. The phone number is 845-1637.Academic Integrity Statement“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.”All syllabi shall contain a section that states the Aggie Honor Code and refers the student to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonorThe handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By “handouts,” I mean all materials generated for this class, whichinclude but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless I expressly grant permission.As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one’s own the ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of that person. 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