The purpose of this paper is to introduce a framework for curriculum interpretation and design that reflects the approac


Reprinted in Hirst P H and White P A eds Philosophy of Education Major Themes in the Analytic Tradition London
Reprinted in White
J





Educators utilize philosophy to create curriculums by setting priorities Philosophies determine the dimensions of a cur
thereby defining the extent of .



philosophy of education.





which would be to put the ideology of the curriculum in the right perspective for the benefit of the hoi polloi

rather than fuelling .





Philosophy of education is the branch of applied or practical philosophy concerned with the nature and aims of education




What Is Your Educational Philosophy While lesson planning this summer
educators might also take time to reflect on their core beliefs about learning and .





2 Your role as a teacher is to be a mentor amp counselor in their lives 3 The impact of your curriculum on their inna


philosophy of education.

philosophical reflection on the nature.



aims.



and problems of education The philosophy of education is Janus faced
looking both .



In reading

73 of pupils reached the expected standard

down This figure has fluctuated
In writing .



Reprinted in Hirst P H and White P A eds Philosophy of Education Major Themes in the Analytic Tradition London

Reprinted in White

J The Curriculum and the Child London



Modern science teacher education has tended overall to bypass philosophy and philosophy of education for courses on inst
classroom management
cultural studies.



and learning theories from psychology and cognitive science which still dominate the field but a shift toward EPAT could have positive results for .





Philosophy provides the starting point in curriculum development as it reflects on the total needs of the children

environment
schools and the society From this

philosophy becomes the source



1. Problems in Delineating the. Analytic Philosophy of Education and Its. Areas of Contemporary. Content of the Curriculum and the Aims and Functions of..





Political and Moral Epistemology
Virtue Epistemology.

and the Epistemology of Education



philosophy of education.

philosophical reflection on the nature.

aims.





and problems of education. The philosophy of education is Janus faced.

looking both inward to the parent discipline of philosophy and outward to educational practice In this respect it is l

such as the philosophy of law.



the


11 Progressivism The progressivist teaching philosophy is a student oriented approach that considers the significance




A philosophy of education is a statement or set of statements that identifies and clarifies the beliefs.

values and understandings of an individual or group with respect to education. Defined in this sense.





it may be thought of as a more or less organised body of knowledge and opinion on education.

both as it is conceptualised and .







Students in Scotland United Kingdom engage in learning through Curriculum for Excellence CfE.





which aims to provide them with a holistic.



coherent.

and future oriented approach to learning between the ages CfE offers an inspiring and widely supported philosophy of