VOCABULARY CHART ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW:
The module overviews of the first two modules expose you to the various educational philosophies from the ancients of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas, through the modern and post-modern philosophical eras, to what you will discover in Module 3: Week 3 when you study educational theories of transmission and transformation. Since philosophy has its own terminology that can be foreign to education majors, this assignment is designed to help you identify this terminology of philosophy and define it. This chart thus becomes an invaluable tool for the remainder of the course as well as a benefit for a future career in education.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete the Vocabulary Chart Template using your reading assignments (i.e., the Gutek textbook and internet database searching). Definitions are to be technically specific to philosophy of education. Instead of copying the definition verbatim, paraphrase it in words that would be meaningful to someone new to the field of philosophy. Avoid using the term itself in the definition. The definition need not be lengthy but must be long enough to convey the full meaning. All work must be completed at or above a master’s level quality. All work and references must adhere to the APA 7 guidelines.
Textbook citation:
Gutek, G. L. (2013). Philosophical, ideological, and theoretical perspectives on education (2nd ed.). Pearson.
Words to Define:
1. philosophy 2. worldview 3. metaphysics 4. cosmology 5. teleology6. theology 7. atheism 8. pantheism 9. deism 10. theism 11. polytheism 12. monotheism 13. anthropology 14. ontology 15. epistemology 16. skepticism 17. agnosticism 18. a priori 19. a posteriori 20. special revelation 21. general revelation 22. logic 23. correspondence validity
24. coherence validity 25. pragmatic validity 26. axiology 27. ethics 28. aesthetics 29. dichotomy (Pearcey book summary)30. curriculum 31. pedagogy 32. modernism 33. logocentrism 34. metanarrative 35. deconstruction 36. limited absolutism 37. unlimited absolutism 38. relativism 39. positivism 40. utopian 41. transmission 42. transformation 43. naturalism 44. materialism 45. eclecticism 46. anthropocentric 47. Absolute Mind 48. liberal arts
