Philosophy and Sociological Education

This learning portfolio explores what students, taking philosophical and sociological education, are expected to learn and achieve during their learning period. Moreover, it gives a reflection of what the students have learned; especially on a personal basis. Finally, it will showcase my personal exploration on the field as well as the records of the assignments done and books read. Furthermore, this portfolio shows my improvement in the field as a result of the content I have grasped over this period.

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Philosophy and Sociological Education
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Institution

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School Vision

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School Mission

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Introduction
This learning portfolio explores what students, taking philosophical and sociological
education, are expected to learn and achieve during their learning period. Moreover, it gives a
reflection of what the students have learned; especially on a personal basis. Finally, it will
showcase my personal exploration on the field as well as the records of the assignments done and
books read. Furthermore, this portfolio shows my improvement in the field as a result of the
content I have grasped over this period.
The main goal of the philosophical and sociological foundation as an educational course is to
mold the students to be good professionals in the filed as well as be able to effectively education
to the community.
Learning Outcomes
As a philosophical and sociological foundation student, the following are the objectives or
expectations that any student taking the course should achieve:
 Students will read and asses the work done by central thinkers in the field of philosophy.
 Students should explore and understand the development of philosophical ideas
 Students should be able to understand philosophical key concepts such as meaning, truth,
the good, mind, reality and political authority.
 Students should be able to evaluate ethical principles, traditions and moral reasoning as
well as values
 Students should be able to critically asses and understand the ethical foundations of key
social institutions and get an understanding of social justice.
 Student should be able to identify the relevant research materials for philosophical and
sociological foundation exploration.

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 Students should understand the nature of educational sociology as well as what it entails.
 Should be able to explain and relate the relationship of philosophical and sociological
foundation to students’ education
 Students should be at a position to explain the relationship of the philosophical and
sociological foundation with student’s socialization.
Exploration of Philosophical and Sociological Foundations
Reading books and visiting the internet has helped me gather answers to the many questions I
have been asking myself.
The significance of philosophy in our daily life has been a question that has led me into
reading the “Lovely professional University” publication on the significance of philosophical
and sociological foundations in education (Lovely Professional University, 2013).
Additionally, bringing change to the society has been my dream. As a philosophy and
sociology student, I have been seeking to achieve this goal which made me read the book
“Introduction: A Sociological and Philosophical Approach to Education” (Lam & Park,2015).
Through a critical examination of the causes of these challenges in the society, philosophy and
sociology has led me into deep research.
As a way of developing mastery in the course, I participated in group discussion with my
colleagues. I even took part in research, report writing and projects that were based on
philosophical and sociological foundation. Some of the works that we did as a group was in form
of pictures that help us achieve the learning objectives and outcomes.
One way of evaluating our understanding of philosophical and sociological foundations in
education was through sitting for examinations and doing assignments. We developed learning
activities that helped us achieve the learning outcomes.

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Reflections
This is an outline of how I used to take professionalism to be before taking this course as well
the impacts that the course has installed in my professionalism.
Through the study of philosophical ideas as a sub-unit, the course has lifted my
professionalism in that I could barely understand why a student could go through a class and still
fail. However, the study of professionalism has helped me understand the different types of
students and how to professionally put across the knowledge to each one of them (Oni & Soji-
Oni, 2015).
Philosophical and sociological professionalism has also enabled me think logically when
providing solutions to students’ misunderstandings and conflict.
Sociological and philosophical foundations in education has enabled me appreciate the
importance of fairness in judgment since a teacher is not only meant to be teaching but also
provide solutions to disputes that arise amongst students. Social justice has enabled me be a
better judge in life.
One thing I cannot underestimate are the skills on methodological dissemination of
knowledge. The course has enabled me appreciate procedural and systematical dissemination of
knowledge to my student since learning is a process (Ravi, 2015).
Conclusion
Philosophical and Sociological Foundation as a field prepares a teacher to be of great
importance to his students. The educational success of the society depends on the quality of
teachers the educational institutions nurture and train to be (Cheube, 2009). Therefore, as a

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recommendation, every teacher should always strive to achieve their learning outcomes and
inculcate the sense of exploration in their students.

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Reference
Chaube, S. (2009). Philosophical and sociological foundations in India. Chennai: Notion Press
Publishers.
Lam, C., & Park, J. (2015). Introduction: A Sociological and Philosophical Approach to
Education. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 1-8.
Lovely Professional University. (2013). Philosophical and sociological foundations of education.
Phagwara: Laxmi Publishers.
Oni, A., & Soji-Oni, T. (2015). Sociological Perspectives of Skills Development in Teacher
Education. Teacher Education Systems in Africa in the Digital Era, 125-138.
Pathak, R. (2009). Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives of Education. Retrieved from
https://books.google.co.ke/books/about/Philosophical_and_Sociological_Perspecti.html?
id=2HIGasC09bgC&redir_esc=y
Ravi, S. (2015). philosophical and Sociological Bases of Education. New Delhi, Delhi: PHI
Learning Pvt.