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The department of foundations of education

 

Head of the Foundations of Education Department

 

          Prof. Dr. Ashraf Al-Saeed Ahmed Mohammed                                           the biography     
 

The Department Head's Speech

 On my own behalf and on behalf of the faculty members in the department, I am pleased to welcome the honorable visitors to the Department of Foundations of Education’s page, in order to learn more information about the department: its vision, mission, objectives, faculty members, programs, courses, and research activities.

The Department of Foundations of Education contributes to teaching some courses for undergraduate students (bachelor’s and bachelor’s) (Scientific & Literary) level. At the level of postgraduate studies, the department participates in many courses in the General Diploma in Education program Whether independently or in partnership with other departments. At the postgraduate educational diploma level, the department presents professional diploma programs (School Administration, Quality Assurance, and Child Education), as well as special diploma programs (Foundations of Education and Child Education). It also participates in some mandatory or elective courses within most other departments' programs.

At the level of scientific research, the researches in the Department of Foundations of Education are diversified according to the research plan of the department, which is updated periodically to respond to the national orientations and scientific innovations. These fields include (philosophy of education, sociology of education, comparative education, educational administration, child education, Islamic education, history of education, educational planning, future studies, teacher preparation and training, economics of education, adult education, and educational media), and the department also encourages the interdisciplinary research and studies, as well as studies that fit in with issues of sustainable community development.

The department awards Master's and Doctorate degrees in Philosophy of Education, specializing in (Foundations of Education, Educational Administration, and Comparative Education) in order to participate in the preparation of qualified human resources that meet the requirements of the labor market and contribute to achieving sustainable community development.

In conclusion, I hope that you, dear visitor, will benefit from our page, and that this page will be a specific good for everyone interested, and that we will achieve the department’s vision and mission, in support and enrichment of education in our beloved country.

 

The vision of the department:

 

     To achieve educational, social and research pioneering in different fields of educational foundationslocally and regionally.

The mission of the department:

1.    Preparing a teacher who is capable of developing and upgrading the profession in light of the contemporary educational visions and strategies.

2.    Preparing assiduous scholars distinguished in researching the educational issues and concerns.

3.    Enriching the educational field of knowledge through producing valuable educational theses and papers; sophisticated academic writings; and meaningful academic articles.

4.    Providing consultative services and educational experiences to the encompassing society.

5.    Reinforcing ties with the parallel academic departments and the local/regional educational communities

 The Aims of the department:

The department of the Foundations of Education aims at achieving the following goals:

1.    Contributing to achieving the vision and the message of the faculty.

2.    Elevating the educational performance inside the department through updating and developing the academic curricula and their teaching methods so that they would keep pace with the information and technology developments.

3.    Developing the postgraduate studies in the department on the level of the diplomas, Masters and Ph.D theses; directing conferences and research toward generating modern educational knowledge and employing it into the treatment of the real issues and problems faced by education in particular and the whole educational system in general;  and forming the research plans which would achieve that.

4.    Improving the academic productivity of the staff members in the department through participating the conferences and seminars and encouraging authorships and translations.

5.    Supporting the concept of community involvement through directing the researches done toward solving the problems of education in Addaqahlia governorate, contributing to the programs of professional development for the teachers in Addaqahlia governorate, and cooperating with the civic society establishments that share similar interests with the department.

6.    Performing constant self-evaluation in the department, specifying the flaws in performance and putting suitable plans for improvement that would go with the quality system in the faculty.