~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

284 PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Ed 445. Modern Philosophies of Education. (G) 3 hours.
An examination of educational philosophies proposed by recent leaders and
critics of American educational theory and practice. Castell.
Ed 476. School Law and Organization. (G) 2 hours any term.
Oregon laws applying to schools and teachers; teacher personnel policies and
practices; professional organizations; means for continued professional
growth.
Ed 491. Social Education. (G) 3 hours.
Structure and functioning of society, as a background for the study and evaluation
of education in its varied forms; the contribution of sociological principles
and findings to the improvement of educational practices. Graham.
GRADUATE COURSES
*Ed 501. Research. Hours to be arranged.
*Ed 503. Thesis. Hours to be arranged.
Ed 505. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
Ed 507. Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
*Ed 508. Workshop. Hours to be arranged.
Opportunity for group work on special problems.
Ed 542. Urbanization, the Pupil, and the School. 3 hours.
Prevailing social patterns in urban society that are pertinent to an understanding
of what pupils learn and study, pupil behavior in general, and school
problems; impact of urbanization on the changing American family, teenage
culture, population migrations, and the school. Emphasis on effects on children.
Graham.
Ed 545. School and Society in the Recent Past. 3 hours.
The liberal evolution in modern education; the state and education; freedom
in teaching; education and social ends; the place of religion in secular education.
Castell.
Ed 565. Curriculum Foundations. 4 hours.
Implications of basic social, philosophical, and psychological factors in curriculum
planning and organization; historical background; techniques 6f curriculum
planning. Wood.
Ed 566. Curriculum Construction. 4 hours.
Survey and appraisal of curricular patterns; state and city programs; courses
of study in major subject areas; techniques of course-of-study planning.
Wood.
Ed 567. Curriculum Materials. 4 hours.
Effective use and organization of curriculum materials; text and reference
books, supplementary pamphlet materials, films and slides, records and recordings,
pictures, radio, etc.; programmed learning; techniques of unit construction.
Wood.
Ed 598. Comparative Education. 3 hours.
Educational systems, philosophies, curricula, and recent developments in
European, Asian, African, Pan-American, and other countries of the world;
origins; factors underlying common and unique characteristics of various
educational systems. Wood.
COURSES OFFERED ONLY IN SUMMER SESSIONS AND EXTENSION
Ed 475. Parent-Teacher Organizations. 2 hours (extension and summer sessions)
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Ed 478. Improvement of Instruction in Reading. (G) 3 hours (extension) .
... No-grade course.