"the branch of applied philosophy that investigates the nature of education as well as its aims and problems."
Educational philosophy explores the different approaches to teaching, learning, and assessing student progress. It focuses on how different theories of education have influenced the development of curricula and pedagogy.
Metaphysics: The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality and existence.
Epistemology: The branch of philosophy that studies knowledge and belief.
Axiology: The branch of philosophy that studies values and value systems.
Ethics: The branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles and values.
Logic: The study of reasoning and argumentation.
Pedagogy: The study of teaching and learning methods within education.
Curriculum: The subjects and content taught in a particular educational program.
Learning Theories: The study of how learning occurs and the various approaches to teaching and learning.
Classroom Management: The techniques and strategies used to manage a classroom and promote learning.
Child Development: The study of the physical, cognitive, and social development of children.
Assessment: The process of evaluating student learning and progress.
Inclusion: The practice of including students with disabilities or special needs in regular education settings.
Diversity: The recognition and celebration of differences among individuals, including race, ethnicity, religion, gender, ability, and more.
Critical Thinking: The process of analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions.
Motivation: The factors that influence behavior, including intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
"ethics, political philosophy, psychology, and sociology."
"reflected in the significant and wide-ranging influence the philosophy of education has had on other disciplines."
"often divided into descriptive and normative theories."
"provide a value-neutral account of what education is and how to understand its fundamental concepts."
"the concepts of education, teaching, learning, and student."
"passing on knowledge as well as the development of the abilities of good reasoning, judging, and acting."
"curiosity, creativity, rationality, morality, freedom, autonomy, and open-mindedness."
"whether education should focus mainly on the transmission of true beliefs or rather on the ability to reason and arrive at new knowledge on one's own."
"a form of reasoning that is reflective, careful, and focused on determining what to believe or how to act."
"primarily concerned with instilling certain beliefs into the student's mind without regard to their evidential status."
"the individual educated or the society having this individual as its member."
"the contents of the curriculum, moral, art, and science education, and the relation between education and power."
"a practice rejected by some advocates of the movements of deschooling and unschooling."
"the demand that all students should be treated equally in public education and open the same opportunities to everyone."
"active discrimination and unequal distribution of wealth."
"quantitative approach, which follows the example of the natural sciences, and qualitative approach, which is closer to the methodology of the social sciences."
"the role of standardized testing in public schools."
"existentialists, pragmatists, feminists, postmodernists, perennialism, classical education, essentialism, critical pedagogy, and progressivism."
"the latter half of the 20th century."