Doctor's degree Pedagogy and Philosophy - Montclair State University

Doctor's degree Pedagogy and Philosophy from Montclair State University is a Campus Ph.D Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Overview The Ed.D. in Pedagogy and Philosophy is Montclair State University\\\'s first doctoral program and is one of a very few programs in the country that bring the disciplines of pedagogy and philosophy into dynamic interaction. The program builds on the University\\\'s nationally recognized programs in teacher preparation and decades of leadership in critical thinking, precollege philosophy education, and inquiry into the public purposes of education. It provides a unique opportunity for those who wish to participate in the highest level of philosophical and empirical scholarship, to apply that scholarship to the work of teacher education, and/or to bring philosophical practices to the classroom. Program graduates will seek employment in colleges and universities, schools and school districts, state agencies, professional development organizations, and foundations as academic faculty members, researchers, staff developers, education policymakers, and consultants. Graduates from the Ed.D. in Pedagogy and Philosophy pursue careers in the following fields in higher education: Philosophy of Education Educational Foundations Teacher Education The program has also prepared students for, or advanced their positions in the following careers in precollege education: Teaching philosophy in middle schools, high schools and community colleges K-12 classroom teaching that employs philosophical methods, addresses philosophy of the school subjects, and/or engages children in philosophical practices Vision The intersection of pedagogy and philosophy is an important domain of scholarship, advocacy and professional practice, for three reasons. First, these disciplines have a reciprocal relationship. Philosophy has always been concerned with what it means to be educated, how belief can be justified and what kinds of education foster civic responsibility and political freedom. In turn, pedagogy has always been a defining philosophical practice and has informed philosophical education and inquiry. Indeed, pedagogical reflection is as central to the work of philosophers as philosophical reflection is to the work of teachers. Second, pedagogy and philosophy are indispensable \\\"foundations\\\" of education: disciplines that question and theorize education\\\'s grounding assumptions and practices through the lenses of: social and political philosophy logic, discourse theory and wisdom studies philosophy of childhood and educational psychology educational history, policy, and sociology cultural studies, critical theory, feminist and gender studies curricular design and evaluation Third, there is a growing awareness of the pedagogical value of various kinds of philosophical practice?logical, dialogical, and contemplative ?in K-12 classrooms. More and more U.S. middle and high schools are offering philosophy as an elective and even a required subject, and hundreds of primary schools offer some kind of \\\"Philosophy for Children\\\" program that engages students in exploring the ethical, political, epistemological and other philosophical aspects of the school subjects, and of their own experiences. Many of these classroom approaches were pioneered at the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) at MSU. View more details on Montclair State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.