program) and an additional interdisciplinary specialization in Educational Technology. I completed my dissertation oral defend in June and will officially graduate in this early August 2017. I look forward to contributing to your department by conducting collaborative research projects investigating international students’ academic acculturation, by helping integrate technologies into K-12 English teaching, and by leading
“neutrality” in various educational theories and systems such as: Missionary education, Apartheid education, Post-Apartheid education, Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) and Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). We discuss the applications of these two seemingly different concepts and their application in different educational theories such as: Constructivism, behaviorism and social cognition. Furthermore, we discuss “objectivity” and “neutrality” in various educational contexts. I will
Starting with the Family: From the Tablet to the Table Janai Fennell (L27254994) EDUC 604-D06 Dr. Holzman Liberty University Abstract My educational philosophy can be summarized in one word “family”. Every thing can begin and end with the family. This paper examines my personal belief that a student has higher success rate in life when they have a supportive, loving family environment. The primary roles of a mother and father in today’s society are drastically lacking. These particular reasons
Richard Pratt describe his philosophy during a speech in 1892. “ A great General has said the only good indian is a dead one. “ In a sense, I agree with the statement, but only in this: that all the Indian there is in the race should be dead. Kill the Indian in him, and save the man”(NPR). This statement is infers that the native american culture is seen by the U.S. government and most as nuisance that is a require
Overview Philosophy means "love of wisdom." It is made up of two Greek words, philo, meaning love, and sophos, meaning wisdom. Philosophy helps teachers to reflect on key issues and concepts in education, usually through such questions as: What is being educated? What is the good life? What is knowledge? What is the nature of learning? And What is teaching? Philosophers think about the meaning of things and interpretation of that meaning. Even simple statements, such as "What should be learned? Or
Kaur Savdeep MCC 623 Journal# 3 Chapters 6,7, & 8 Spring 2017 Chapter 6: Philosophies of education Philosophy means "Love of Knowledge.” One of the important means of getting knowledge is Education. Philosophers state different theories on education. Behind every school and every teacher is a set of related beliefs-a philosophy of education- that influences what and how students are taught. A philosophy of education represents answers to questions about the purpose of schooling, a teacher 's role
ancient roots of international psychology, I found that I gravitated with special interest to the ancient roots of Greek, Chinese and Indian psychology. In this research, I found myself replaying a statement I read when learning about the hypothesis regarding the history of psychology. This statement is “ It may be possible that parts of history have indeed been chaotic whereas other parts have been linear and progressive and still others have been cyclical” (King, Viney and Woody, 2009, p.9).
justice and equity in the early childhood settings develop the sense of belonging and well-being where everyone is recognized regardless their ability, gender, language, culture, and religion. Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory inspires the above philosophy statement as it values the influence of culture on the children’s development. Postmodern and post-structural theorists, such as Davies (1989, as cited in Arthur, et al., 2015), argue that every child has his own identity which is socio-culturally constructed
the contents (Billings & Halstead, 2016, p. 135). The first curriculum model of training created in the late nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries was the Diploma programs. At first the program was associated with hospitals and higher educational institutions, with the goal of training nurses in clinical skills to deliver patient care in many health care environment over a period of three years. The program mainly consisted of general education courses in the biological and social sciences
Academic Success Educational success is important if you want to reach the goals for a successful career in life. This course was beneficial in helping to reach the educational success need to prepare for your career. The first lesson learned is your learning style to help become successful. Even though one style of learning is only needed to succeed, learning different styles of learning will give you greater success. This essay will explain what was learned and how it will be applied in