Phd In History Of Education

Introduction

 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History of Education

The History of Education course gives a holistic picture of education, providing an understanding and interpretation of its foundations and developments, its continuity in the intellectual movements and institutions, a critical presentation and analysis of problems in education, its successes and failures, the contributors to its developments and the events that influence its developments. 

Rationale

This course is important for professional teachers, educational practitioners, managers in non-governmental organizations and especially philanthropic and community development workers.  The importance of this course lies in the fact that it helps learners appreciate the past educational developments so as to link them to the present, and to provides them the opportunity of knowing past educational mistakes so as to obtain a solid foundational training to plan and improve the present and future educational developments.  It informs educational processes and policy, the rise of mass schooling, higher education and historical perspectives on theory and practice, contemporary educational issues and debates. The study employs inductive, deductive and experiential learning methods requiring close study and interrogation of original records and relics of particular situations and events, and eyewitness accounts of the past as well as the review of secondary sources of data.

  Course Objectives 

• To provide a solid foundation that prepares learners to assume roles as university faculty members and scholars, senior level educational managers, leaders, policy makers, researchers, and project managers
• To enable learners, expand their knowledge in the subject area
• To develop soft skills and professionally effective skills, abilities and competencies to enable learners advance their career and contribute to national development
• To equip learners with best practices in teaching, learning, and research in History of Education
• To enable learners develop critical thinking and analytical skills, effective communication and presentation skills, leadership, organizational and managerial skills that will position them to overcome challenges in modern day education.

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