A student
-understands that the prevailing educational thinking and the current conceptions of education are related to the philosophical traditions
-understands that the prevailing conceptions of education, educational practices and educational institutions have their roots in history
-knows the main traditions and their philosophical and historical foundations in the Western educational thinking
-the main traditions in the Finnish and Western educational thinking and their meaning for the construction of the contemporary education and educational institutions
-the societal changes and ideologies in educational thinking and history of education
Scientific background: history of education, philosophy of education
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | 14 h | 0 h |
| Independent work | 121 h | 0 h |
Bailey, R. et. al. 2010. The SAGE handbook of philosophy of education. (Partly)
Noddings, N. 1998. Philosophy of education. Colorado: Westview Press.
Sifuna, D. 2006. Introductory history of education. (Chapters 12 & 13)