Ethics and Education : The Normative Dimensions of Education (P02213)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P02213

It seems difficult to conceive of education in other than normative terms - and it has indeed been regarded as a fundamentally moral practice. Indeed, education and teaching appear to be implicated in ethical and evaluative issues in three significant respects: (i) educational aims are themselves ethically contentious; (ii) ethical principles and considerations (of moral right and obligation) are constitutive of teaching as a professional practice; and (iii) teachers in schools are often held responsible for the moral development of their pupils. This course aims to explore some of the significant normative dimensions of education, teaching and learning in the light of past and present moral and social philosophy and theory.

? Keywords : ethics
education
moral

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	10:00	12:30	Room G37, Patersons Land	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Course members will be able to:
1. Distinguish normative from other (theoretical or practical) educational questions
2. Understand key approaches in moral and social theory to normative issues and questions
3. Appreciate some of main educational issues in which moral questions are implicated.
4. Explore the implications of moral and normative issues for educational policy.