Open university: Foundations of Special Educational History and Philosophy, spring 2025
- Credits:
- 5 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Teaching, education and psychology
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Online teaching
- Price:
- 100 € (VAT 0%)
Content: The historical and philosophical development of special education. Main trends in special educational philosophy and the learning and teaching concepts they encompass. The mainstream Finnish educational thinking and its socio-cultural backgrounds. The value-laden nature of special education.
Learning objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Recognize the historical and philosophical development of educational and special educational issues in their socio-cultural contexts.
- Evaluate special educational phenomena from historical and philosophical perspectives.
- Compare the historical and philosophical backgrounds of learning concepts and educational practices.
- Examine the historical and philosophical foundations of special education
Study methods. The course consists of the following parts:
- Literature exam (2 ECTS) and
- Learning task based on article compilation (3 ECTS)
The detailed information and instructions for the learning assignment and online exam is available in the course eLearn Moodle.
The course can be studied from February 1 to March 31, 2025.
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