COURSE OUTLINES

FOUNDATION EDUCATION
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

I.
II.

Philosophy and Educational Philosophy

Naturalism and its Educational Implications
Idealism and its Educational Implications.
Pragmatism and its Educational Implications
Contemporary Educational theories
a. Perennialism-basic Principles and Techniques
b. Progressivism-basic Principles and Techniques
c. Essentialism-basic Principles and Techniques
d. Reconstructionism- Principles and Techniques
existentialism and education
Islamic philosophy and education
a. The importance of education in Islam

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
I.

Psychology and Education

a. Relationship of Education and Psychology
b. Development of Educational Psychology
c. Objectives of Psychology
d. Branches of Psychology

II.

Growth and Development

a. Principles of Development
b. Physical, Social, Emotional and Intellectual Development.
(Ericksons and Piagets Theories)

III.

Individual Difference
a. Nature of Individual Differences
b. Sources of Individual Differences
c. Concept of Intelligence
d. Theories of Intelligence
e. Measurement of Intelligence
f. Individual difference in Intelligence
g. Implication of Individual Difference for Education

IV.

Learning
a. Conditions and Theories of Learning
b. Concept Formation and Problem Solving

V.

Personality Development
The Concept of Personality, Factors influencing Personality Development,
selected theories of personality.
Attitude and Character Development
a. The Development of Attitudes

V.

b. The Character Development

Social Psychology of the Classroom
a. Teacher in the Classroom
b. Individuals Social Status in School
c. Mental Health and School

VI.

VII.

Sociological Foundation
I.
Concepts of Society
II.
Concept of Culture
III.
Development of Pakistan Society
IV.
Ideological Basic of Pakistan Society
V.
Social Needs of Pakistan Society
VI.
Social Change and Education

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

Ahmed Khurshid Islamic Nazaria-e-Hayat University of Karachi, 1970

Brubacher, John S, Modern Philosophy of Education Tata, McGraw Hill

Publishing Company, 1970.

Butler, Donald J, Four Philosophies and their practice in Education and

Religion N.Y. Harper & Row Publisher, 1968.

Kneller, George F, Introduction the philosophy of Education N.Y John Willy

& Sons. 1971.

Malik, D.M. Hand Book of Philosophy of Education Part-II, Lahore.

Qadir, C. A. The World of Philosophy Lahore.

Qaiser-ul-Islam, Qazi, Falsafa Ke Bunyadi Massail, Karachi.

Bigge, Morris L, & Maurice P. Hunt, Psychological Foundation of Education

Harper and Row, N.Y.

Cronback, Lee J, Educational Psychology Harcourt Brace & Company.

Kolsnik, WalterB. Educational Psychology in McGraw-Hill. N.Y. 1971.

Lindgren, Henry C, Educational Psychology in Classroom John Willy &

Sons, Inc: N.Y. 1972.
Sorenson, Herbert, Psychology in Education McGraw-Hill, N.Y. 1968.

Woolfolk, Anita E, Educational Psychology 3rd Edition Englewood Cliffs,

New Jersy, prantic Hall 1987.