History of ideas and epistemology in psychology and education

lpsp1002  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of ideas and epistemology in psychology and education
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Sholokhova Svetlana;
Language
French
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 After talking this course the students should be able to 
  • historically situate the various currents of psychology and education and the context that created them 
  • identify the role of philosophical postulates and naive preconceptions in arguments on the scientificity of disciplines and to identify the conditions under which the arguments they imply apply to the variety of concrete practice situations
  • recognize the difficulties and fruits of multi-disciplinarity in pyschology and education
  • understand the situation of pyschology among today social praactices and compare psychology as lit is to social expectations
Regarding learnin outcome this course aims to help the students A1, A2
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course wil start with a rapid history of the ophilosophical and cultural origins of psychological ideas. Next the course will describe the legacy of these traditions and the emergence and positions of various currents in psychology to this day. The course will also involve a discussion of what is meant by science et non-science, as well as natural/exact vs social sciences and humanities. This implies a critical examination of the currents and disciplines.
Teaching methods
Readings and lectures.
Evaluation methods
Multiple choice questionnaire.
Online resources
Check the Moodle site for more information.
Bibliography
Parot et Richelle (2013) Introduction à la psychologie: Histoire et méthodes, PUF, 2ème édition.
Faculty or entity
EPSY


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy
LOGO1BA
4
Bachelor in Psychology and Education: General
PSP1BA
4