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This is an activity developed by Evelyn J. Brouwer (MERLOT).

The purpose of this activity was initially to review six significant philosophical schools in education and their application to real contexts.

Learning objective: To review the major

philosophies in education To become familiar with a

variety of teaching theories

Tasks: Choose three different

theories, read about them, and match each one to a philosophy of education: perennialism, existentialism, progressivism, social reconstructionism, humanism, essentialism. There may not be an exact match to aphilosophy, however, choose one and explain your rationale for your matching.

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This activity can be modified to fit the course’s need

Individual work or group work

Tasks: Choose one teaching

method among various approaches taught

Argue how this approach match your expectation

Resources needed To be determined

Audience: To be determined by the pre-

service teachers To be determined by both the

instructor or the pre-service teachers

Situations To choose from the list

used in Professional Development

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This activity can be modified to fit the course’s need

Individual work or group work

Tasks: Choose one counselling

theory among various paradigms taught

Argue how this approach match your expectation

Resources needed To be determined

Audience: To be determined by the pre-

service teachers To be determined by both the

instructor or the pre-service teachers

Situations To choose from the list

used in Professional Development

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