NO: NTI/PGDE/2015/10309 SUBJECT: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (PGDE 107) ON THE TOPIC: SUCCINTLY DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WESTERN AND AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE LECTURER: DR MARK LEIGHA 2015/2016 NTI PGDE PROGRAMME TOPIC: SUCCINTLY DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WESTERN AND AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Philosophy of Education according to Okoh (1992) is the
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ABSTRACT Philosophy of education can elude to either the educational field of connected theory or to one of any instructive theories that advance a particular sort or vision of education‚ and/or which inspect the definition‚ objectives and importance of education. As a scholastic field‚ philosophy of education is the philosophical investigation of education and its problems...its focal topic is education‚ and its routines are those of philosophy. The reasoning of training may be either the hypothesis
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The word philosophy‚’ by definition‚ is extremely vague and ambiguous. It can be related to anything to do with thought‚ perception‚ and even basic human existence. Therefore‚ in defining philosophy‚ perhaps it is easier to simply state what it may or may not involve rather than trying to find a concrete and simplified definition. <br> <br>Philosophy includes the studies of logic‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ metaphysics‚ and epistemology. Logic deals with the principles and systems of reasoning. It is
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African philosophy African philosophy is a holistic philosophy which shares certain ideas with Buddhist philosophy: it stresses the importance of the human community and the community’s place in the Universe. In the following we are going to discuss the main idea of African philosophy and ubuntuism. Ubuntu is part of African philosophy‚ but it can be separately defined. African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people‚ philosophy which presents African worldviews‚ or philosophy that uses
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MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION As an educator‚ I believe my daily classroom interactions should always be centered on various philosophical principles and objective outcomes: which‚ I will detail and pass on as the essay progress. Teaching is a life long process‚ and one that is not instantly rewarded. As so‚ it discourages many people in academia from pursuing a profession in classroom teaching. The prominent author‚ (Brian Tracy 1990) said: “An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the
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Chapter 1 Key Concepts • Philosophy: from Greek roots meaning “the love of wis¬dom.” • The primary areas of philosophy are metaphysics‚ which addresses the problem of what is real; epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge; axiology‚ which is the study of values in general; ethics‚ which concerns itself with the good life and with moral value and moral reasoning; aesthetics‚ which is the study of art in all its forms; political philosophy‚ which is the study of the state and the nature
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Philosophy Assignment 2 –Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges Sameer Ahmed Presented to: Dr. Terre Eversden In partial fulfillment of requirements of WED 486 – Adult Learning Southern Illinois University Carbondale Author Note Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Terre Eversden to have given me an opportunity to present a paper on the Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges & their involvement in real life scenarios or the environment we live in. The
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Philosophy at its very core refers to wisdom‚ learning‚ and the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline” (Merriam-Webster). Philosophies are values that we live by and create as we go throughout our lives. We can create them ourselves‚ adopt old ones‚ and modify them all the time. Chances are that if you asked someone their philosophy on life‚ they wouldn’t really know what to say. There are certain types of philosophy
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GUIDELINES FOR THE PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION STATEMENT Definitions A statement of personal philosophy of education is a reflective piece‚ generally 1-2 pages long that summarizes your core educational beliefs (your core beliefs about the purpose‚ process‚ nature‚ and ideals of education). Since the statement of philosophy also serves as a writing sample‚ it must demonstrate mastery of spelling‚ grammar and other rules of written English. (For the purposes of this course‚ your statement
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Philosophy and Religion: Are they compatible? For me‚ philosophy and religion are compatible. Philosophy has always had a major role in the church as means to spread knowledge and also to learn more about Gods revelation. The Christian religion is God’s revelation to us. It is compatible with natural philosophy‚ but it is not necessarily something we would have come up with on our own. Philosophy doesn’t contradict religion‚ some atheist evangelicals use it as a "tool" although they do not
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