COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5219 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YUSUF CEYLAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To enable students to think and generate ideas by increasing their existing knowledge about the psychological foundations of religious education within the framework of the psychology of education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To improve information on the psychological foundations of religious education.
2   To understand the relationship between the psychology and religious education.
3   To learn discussions on the psychology and religious education.
4   To comment religious education the context of these discussions.
5   To gain a logical and reasonable information on the necessity of religious education in terms of psychology.
6   To learn right-thinking and generating ideas.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brain-storming on the psychological foundations of religious education.
2 Problem of justification for religious education
3 The concept of behaviour and its implications
4 Behaviorism
5 Cognitive school of psychology
6 Humanist school of psychology
7 Human model in these psychological schools.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Discussion I: Which needs are there behind behaviours
10 Discussion II: What is the contribution of religious education to development of positive self-perceptions
11 Discussion III: Is there a relationship between psychotherapy and religious education
12 Discussion IV: What is the place and function of religion in the psychological pre-behaviour processes for Ghazali
13 Conclusion: How can we explain the necessity of religious education in terms of psychology
14 General evaluation on the psychological foundations of religious education.

Recomended or Required Reading

I. Ethem Başaran, Eğitim Psikolojisi, Yargıcı Mat., Ankara, 1994.
Jerry M. Burger, Kişilik, (çev. I. D. Erguvan Sarıoğlu), Kaknüs Yay., Istanbul 2006.
Banu Y. Inanç, Esef E. Yerlikaya, Kişilik Kuramları, Pegema Yay., Ankara 2011.
Doğan Cüceloğlu, Insan ve Davranışı, Remzi Kitapevi, Istanbul 2005.
Feyzullah Eroğlu, Davranış Bilimleri, Beta Yay., Istanbul 2004.
Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi Kültürel Psikoloji, Koç Üniversitesi Yay., Istanbul 2010.
Ed. Mustafa Köylü, Nurullah Altaş, Din Eğitimi, Gündüz Eğitim Yay., Ankara 2012.
John L. Elias, Psychology and Religious Education, R. E. Krieger Publ., Florida 1990.
Gerard Egan, Psikolojik Danışma Becerileri, (çev. Özlem Yüksel), Kaknüs Yay., Istanbul 2011.
Irvın Yalom, Varoluşçu Psikoterapi, (çev. Z. I. Babayiğit), Kabalcı Yay., Istanbul 1999.
Irvın Yalom, Din ve Psikiyatri, (çev. Emre Ağanoğlu), Merkez Kit., Istanbul 2006.
Mustafa Merter, Tasavvuf ve Benötesi Psikolojisi, Kaknüs Yay., Istanbul 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Brain Storming, Question-Answer, Discussion, Group Study, Problem Solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of attendant is examined by examination and lecture performances

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yusuf.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13345
LO.23345
LO.33345
LO.43345
LO.53345
LO.63345

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