Foundations of Education Syllabi Clearinghouse

Welcome to the electronic clearinghouse of teacher education syllabi taught by members of the Philosophy of Education Society.  Contained herein are syllabi for undergraduate or master's level foundations of education courses required for elementary and secondary teaching certification.  

Syllabi, which have been voluntarily submitted by their authors, may be accessed three ways:  first, by Author;  second, by Program Level (i.e. undergraduate, master's, or mixed or post-baccalaureate certification);  and, third, by eight broadly-categorized Course Foci.  

You may retrieve each syllabus either as a "pdf" file, which requires Acrobat Reader to be read, or as a Rich Text File ("rtf"), which can be read in any word processing system.  You may click the following link to obtain free Acrobat Reader software:

If you have feedback on this clearinghouse, or if you would like to add your syllabus/syllabi to it or replace existing syllabi with updated versions, please address your input to Lucille Eckrich at:  lteckri@ilstu.edu

[Author]     [Program Level]     [Course Foci]

LIST OF SYLLABI

I.  BY AUTHOR [top of page]

1. Abowitz, Kathleen Knight

   • Sociocultural Studies in Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophy of Education: Ethics for Educators (pdf) (rtf)

2. Aleman, Ana Martinez

   • Philosophy of Education (undergrad) (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophy of Education (grad) (pdf) (rtf)

3. Anonymous

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

4. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Authority and Freedom in School (pdf) (rtf)

   • Communication and the Educational Process (pdf) (rtf)

   • Cultural and Racial Differences in Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophical Foundations in a Democratic Society (pdf) (rtf)

   • The Teacher as Philosopher (pdf) (rtf)

5. Bohlin, Karen

   • Introduction to Education (pdf) (rtf)

6. Bull, Barry

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

7. Cunningham, Craig

   • Theory and Philosophy (pdf) (rtf)

8. Eckrich, Lucille

   • Social Foundations of Education Fall '01 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '02 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '03 (pdf) (rtf)

9. Egner, Kathy

   • Schooling in American Culture: History, Philosophies, Trends and Practices (pdf) (rtf)

10. Feinberg, Walther

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

11. Fridley, William

    • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

12. Harris, Ian

    • Cultural Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

13. Haynes, Bruce

    • Foundations of Education I (pdf) (rtf)

    • Foundations of Education II (pdf) (rtf)

14. Howe, Ken

    • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

15. Hytten, Kathy

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

16. Katz, Michael

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

17. Kerdeman, Deborah

    • Topics and Tensions in School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

18. Kerr, Donald

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Course Reader II (pdf) (rtf)

    • Course Reader I (pdf) (rtf)

19. Krosney, Constance

    • School as a Social Institution (pdf) (rtf)

    • Approaches to Education: Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar (pdf) (rtf)

    • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Critical Theory in Education: Social, Political, and Economic Issues in Schools (pdf) (rtf)

    • Ethics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Introduction to Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Issues in Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

20. Liston, Delores

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

21. Mauhs-Pugh, Thomas

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

22. McConnell, David

    • History and Philosophy of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

23. McNulty, Robert

    • Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

24. Murphy, Madonna

    • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

25. Nunneley, Richard

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

26. Pillsbury, Jerry

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

27. Pincham, Linda

    • Foundations of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

28. Slattery, Patrick

    • Teaching and Schooling in the Modern Society (pdf) (rtf)

29. Smith, Stacy

    • Perspectives on Education (pdf) (rtf)

30. Snauwaert, Dale

    • American Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Comparative Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Planetary Ethics and Education I (pdf) (rtf)

    • Planetary Ethics and Education II (pdf) (rtf)

31. Soffer, Elizabeth

    • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

32. Stallman, Janean

    • American Public Education (pdf) (rtf)

33. Stanley, Charles

    • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

34. Thayer-Bacon, Barbara

    • Education in a Pluralist Society (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professional Studies: Teachers, Schools, and Society (pdf) (rtf)

35. Verducci, Susan

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

36. Voke, Heather

    • Education and American Culture (pdf) (rtf)

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

37. Vokey, Daniel

    • Perspectives on Education (pdf) (rtf)

38. Wagner, Paul

    • Professional Seminar, Spring '02 (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professional Seminar, Summer '02 (pdf) (rtf)

II.  BY PROGRAM LEVEL [top of page]

A.  UNDERGRADUATE

1. Abowitz, Kathleen Knight

   • Sociocultural Studies in Education (pdf) (rtf)

2. Aleman, Ana Martinez

   • Philosophy of Education (undergrad) (pdf) (rtf)

3. Anonymous

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

4. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Authority and Freedom in School (pdf) (rtf)

   • Communication and the Educational Process (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophical Foundations in a Democratic Society (pdf) (rtf)

5. Bohlin, Karen

   • Introduction to Education (pdf) (rtf)

6. Eckrich, Lucille

   • Social Foundations of Education Fall '01 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '02 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '03 (pdf) (rtf)

7. Fridley, William

   • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

8. Harris, Ian

   • Cultural Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

9. Haynes, Bruce

   • Foundations of Education I (pdf) (rtf)

   • Foundations of Education II (pdf) (rtf)

10. Hytten, Kathy

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

11. Katz, Michael

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

12. Krosney, Constance

    • School as a Social Institution (pdf) (rtf)

    • Approaches to Education: Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar (pdf) (rtf)

13. Liston, Delores

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

14. Mauhs-Pugh, Thomas

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

15. Murphy, Madonna

    • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

16. Pillsbury, Jerry

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

17. Slattery, Patrick

    • Teaching and Schooling in the Modern Society (pdf) (rtf)

18. Stallman, Janean

    • American Public Education (pdf) (rtf)

19. Stanley, Charles

    • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

20. Thayer-Bacon, Barbara

    • Education in a Pluralist Society (pdf) (rtf)

    • Clinical lab requirements (for Education in a Pluralist Society) (pdf) (rtf)

21. Voke, Heather

    • Education and American Culture (pdf) (rtf)

B.  MASTER'S

1. Abowitz, Kathleen Knight

   • Philosophy of Education: Ethics for Educators (pdf) (rtf)

2. Aleman, Ana Martinez

   • Philosophy of Education (grad) (pdf) (rtf)

3. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Cultural and Racial Differences in Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • The Teacher as Philosopher (pdf) (rtf)

4. Bull, Barry

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

5. Cunningham, Craig

   • Theory and Philosophy (pdf) (rtf)

6. Feinberg, Walter

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

7. Fridley, William

   • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

8. Howe, Ken

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

9. Kerdeman, Deborah

   • Topics and Tensions in School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

10. Krosney, Constance

    • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Critical Theory in Education: Social, Political, and Economic Issues in Schools (pdf) (rtf)

    • Ethics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Introduction to Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Issues in Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

11. McConnell, David

    • History and Philosophy of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

12. McNulty, Robert

    • Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

13. Pincham, Linda

    • Foundations of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

14. Snauwaert, Dale

    • American Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Comparative Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

    • Planetary Ethics and Education I (pdf) (rtf)

    • Planetary Ethics and Education II (pdf) (rtf)

15. Thayer-Bacon, Barbara

    • Professional Studies: Teachers, Schools, and Society (pdf) (rtf)

    • Second voice requirements (for Professional Studies course) (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professor's philosophy of education (for Professional Studies course) (pdf) (rtf)

16. Voke, Heather

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

17. Wagner, Paul

    • Professional Seminar, Spring '02 (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professional Seminar, Summer '02 (pdf) (rtf)

C.  MIXED UNDERGRADUATES AND MASTER'S, OR POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

1. Kerr, Donald

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Course Reader I (pdf) (rtf)

   • Course Reader II (pdf) (rtf)

2. Nunneley, Richard

   • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

3. Soffer, Elizabeth

   • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

4. Verducci, Susan

   • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

5. Vokey, Daniel

   • Perspectives on Education (pdf) (rtf)

III.  BY COURSE FOCI [top of page]

A.  SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION / SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

1. Anonymous

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

2. Eckrich, Lucille

   • Social Foundations of Education Fall '01 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '02 (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education Spring '03 (pdf) (rtf)

3. Egner, Kathy

   • Schooling in American Culture: History, Philosophies, Trends and Practices (pdf) (rtf)

4. Fridley, William

   • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

5. Haynes, Bruce

   • Foundations of Education I (pdf) (rtf)

   • Foundations of Education II (pdf) (rtf)

6. Howe, Ken

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

7. Hytten, Kathy

   • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

8. Kerdeman, Deborah

   • Topics and Tensions in School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

9. Krosney, Constance

   • School as a Social Institution (pdf) (rtf)

   • Approaches to Education: Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar (pdf) (rtf)

   • Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Critical Theory in Education: Social, Political, and Economic Issues in Schools (pdf) (rtf)

10. Liston, Delores

    • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

11. Nunneley, Richard

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

12. Pillsbury, Jerry

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

13. Pincham, Linda

    • Foundations of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

14. Slattery, Patrick

    • Teaching and Schooling in the Modern Society (pdf) (rtf)

15. Thayer-Bacon, Barbara

    • Education in a Pluralist Society (pdf) (rtf)

    • Clinical lab requirements (for Education in a Pluralist Society) (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professional Studies: Teachers, Schools, and Society (pdf) (rtf)

    • Second voice requirements (for Professional Studies course) (pdf) (rtf)

    • Professor's philosophy of education (for Professional Studies course) (pdf) (rtf)

16. Verducci, Susan

    • School and Society (pdf) (rtf)

17. Vokey, Daniel

    • Perspectives on Education (pdf) (rtf)

B.  PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

1. Aleman, Ana Martinez

   • Philosophy of Education (undergrad) (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophy of Education (grad) (pdf) (rtf)

2. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Authority and Freedom in School (pdf) (rtf)

   • Philosophical Foundations in a Democratic Society (pdf) (rtf)

   • The Teacher as Philosopher (pdf) (rtf)

3. Bull, Barry

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

4. Cunningham, Craig

   • Theory and Philosophy (pdf) (rtf)

5. Feinberg, Walter

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

6. Stanley, Charles

   • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

7. Katz, Michael

   • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

8. Kerr, Donald

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Course Reader I (pdf) (rtf)

   • Course Reader II (pdf) (rtf)

9. Krosney, Constance

   • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Introduction to Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Issues in Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

10. McNulty, Robert

    • Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

11. Snauwaert, Dale

    • Philosophical Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

12. Stallman, Janean

    • American Public Education (pdf) (rtf)

13. Voke, Heather

    • Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

C.  HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

1. Fridley, William

   • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

2. McConnell, David

   • History and Philosophy of American Education (pdf) (rtf)

3. Murphy, Madonna

   • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

4. Soffer, Elizabeth

   • History and Philosophy of Education (pdf) (rtf)

5. Voke, Heather

   • Education and American Culture (pdf) (rtf)

D.  CULTURAL STUDIES AND EDUCATION

1. Abowitz, Kathleen Knight

   • Sociocultural Studies in Education (pdf) (rtf)

2. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Cultural and Racial Differences in Education (pdf) (rtf)

3. Cunningham, Craig

   • Theory and Philosophy (pdf) (rtf)

4. Harris, Ian

   • Cultural Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

E.  INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION (Includes field experience component)

1. Bohlin, Karen

   • Introduction to Education (pdf) (rtf)

2. Egner, Kathy

   • Schooling in American Culture: History, Philosophies, Trends and Practices (pdf) (rtf)

3. Haynes, Bruce

   • Foundations of Education I (pdf) (rtf)

4. Mauhs-Pugh, Thomas

   • Foundations of Education (pdf) (rtf)

F.  ETHICS FOR EDUCATORS

1. Abowitz, Kathleen Knight

   • Philosophy of Education: Ethics for Educators (pdf) (rtf)

2. Krosney, Constance

   • Ethics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

3. Snauwaert, Dale

   • Planetary Ethics and Education I (pdf) (rtf)

   • Planetary Ethics and Education II (pdf) (rtf)

G.  POLITICS AND EDUCATION

1. Snauwaert, Dale

   • American Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

   • Comparative Politics and Education (pdf) (rtf)

H.  COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION

1. Applebaum, Barbara

   • Communication and the Educational Process (pdf) (rtf)

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