Title of Course: Foundations of Education

Course Code: EDU-5502

Credit Hrs: 03

Learning outcomes:

The students will be able to:

 Explain the important features of foundation of education
 Specify the role of educational thinkers in education
 Discuss the modes of education
 Discuss historical development of Pakistan
 Evaluate the issues and problems of education.

Course Requirements and Expectations

In order to ensure success in this course:
6 Students need to attend the classes on time and regularly

7 Students need to complete their readings before the classes

8 Students need to participate ac//tively in the class room discussions

9 Students need to submit their assignments on due date. After the due date assignments will

not be accepted

10 Students need to be careful about plagiarism because the university has a zero tolerance

policy for plagiarism

11 Students should be internet and computer literate

12 Students need to maintain an email account which will serve as a source of communication

between the students and instructor

13 Students need to maintain 75 percent attendance at any cost.

Assessment procedures
 Both formative and summative approaches will be used for assessing students’ learning and
development. A breakdown in marks percentage is given below.

S. No. Procedures Marks Percentages

1 Assignments, presentations, quizzes, project work, 20 Marks

presentations

2 Midterm Examination 30 Marks

3 Final Examination 50 Marks

4 Total 100 Marks

Attendance
At least 75% attendance is required to be eligible to sit in the final examination.

Teaching and learning strategies

Adults generally learn through a variety of ways. Therefore, classroom practices will involve
intensive readings, reflective and analytical discourses, research and project works, discussions,
cooperative learning strategies, seminars and presentations. In Philosophy discussion and debates
are considered effective strategies.

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Ideological Foundation of Education

1.1. Islamic Foundations
1.2. Islamic concept of Peace
1.3. Other religions and Islam
1.4. Ideology and teachers

Unit 2: Philosophical Foundations of Education

2.1. Philosophy and Education
2.2. Main Philosophical Thoughts
2.3. Idealism
2.4. Realism
2.5. `Pragmatism
2.6. Re-constructionism

Unit 3: Psychological Foundations of Education

3.1. Learning and Maturation
 3.2. Individual Differences
3.3. Self-Concept
3.4. Academic Aptitude
3.5. Instructional Strategies and Psychology

Unit 4: Socio-Economic Foundations of Education

4.1. Concept of Society and Culture
4.2. Social Conditions and Education
4.3. Economic Conditions and Education
4.4. Politics and Education

Unit 5: Historical Foundations of Education in Pakistan

5.1. Pre-Pakistan Period (712 A.D. to onward)
5.2. Period from 1947-1958
5.3. Period From 1959-1971
5.4. Period from 1972-1979
5.5. Period from 1980 -1991
5.6. Period from 1992 – to date

Unit 6: Aims of Education

6.1. Aims, Goals and Objectives
6.2. Taxonomies of Objectives
6.3. Aims and Objectives of Education in Pakistan

Unit 7: Problems and Issues in Education in Pakistan

7.1. Universalization of Primary Education
7.2. Literacy
7.3. Medium of Instruction
7.4. Diversification of Education
7.5. Environmental Education
7.6. Gender and Education
7.7. Islamiazation of Education
7.8. Special Education
7.9. Health Education / Drug Education
7.10. HIV / Aids, STIs, Hepatitis

Reference Material:
Canestrari, A. (2009). Foundations of Education. New York: Sage
Publications.
Eugene, F.P. (2005). Critical issues in education: Anthology ofreading. New York: Sage
Publications.
Goldblatt, P.F., & Smith, D. (2005).Cases for teacher development. New York: Sage
Publications.
Holt, L.C. (2005). Instructional patterns: Strategies for maximizingstudents learning.
Murphy, D. (2005). Foundations/Introduction to Teaching. USA: Allyn& Bacon, Inc.New York:
Sage Publications.
Semel, S. F. (2010). Foundations of education: The essential texts. USA: Routledge