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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"philosophy for children"”.
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The effects of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children
… of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children. One of the challenges facing education in South Africa is that the school curriculum has to promote the development of values, such as respect for life, equality, protection of freedom and the right to an opinion, through …
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Swimming against the tide : the implementation of philosophy for children in the primary classroom
Philosophy for Children is a cognitive enhancement programme that utilises Socratic questioning and a dialogic pedagogy to develop the reasoning, creativity, social skills and ethical understanding of children. An abundance of research has established P4C’s efficacy in achieving these aims (Trickey …
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The perceptions of intermediate phase educators about the implementation of stories for thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region
… was not clear. An intervention programme, Philosophy for Children (P4C) is used in some countries across the world to promote thinking. Research across the world has shown that this programme has the ability to enhance the cognitive abilities of learners exposed to it. Stories for Thinking …
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Reader-Reported Influences on a Fifth Grader's Transaction With Extended Text
… of Proximal Development theory, and Lipman.s Philosophy for Children theory. Conclusions were that there are numerous sociocultural influences on a reader's transaction with text and that these influences must be taken into account in the classroom.
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Critical thinking in education: What can the matter be?
… expert commentary on this issue, where informal logic and philosophy are found to be the favored approaches to the teaching of critical thinking, followed by the interpretation and evaluation of the two major types of programs used to teach critical thinking skills; Lipman's Philosophy for …
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Teacher talk and pupil talk: a case study of a thinking skills approach to learning in an English primary academy
… an emancipatory consciousness-raising experience for children (Freire, 1974). Using the techniques of Philosophy for Children, pupils develop their understanding by bringing their life experiences to bear on curricular topics studied. Reflecting together in small group and whole class discussions, …
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Motivation scolaire d’élèves du secondaire initiés à la pratique du dialogue philosophique
… En effet, les élèves qui expérimentent une forte baisse de motivation sont plus à risque de mettre fin de manière précoce à leurs études, temporairement ou définitivement. Ce phénomène a de profondes implications tant pour les élèves concernés que pour la société. À juste titre, les …
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Les capacités philosophiques des enfants: Enquête interdisciplinaire sur l'habileté des enfants à pratiquer la philosophie
… dialogue intérieur, l'abstraction et la logique formelle, s'avère inaccessible à l'enfant dont la pensée est égocentrique, concrète et irrationnelle. Et pourtant, à partir des années 1970, nous avons assisté à l'émergence de nouvelles pratiques pédagogiques, conçues pour l'éducation philosophique …
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Projeto PhilosArtis : estudo exploratório de uma investigação-ação em filosofia e arte no Jardim de Infância Popular
… Os instrumentos utilizados para a recolha de informação (observação, registos vídeo e fotográficos, opiniões e trabalhos efetuados pelos intervenientes) permitiram a observação, o registo das práticas desenvolvidas para uma futura reflexão acerca do trabalho efetuado. A abordagem pedagógica do …
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Democracy as Becoming: A Lived Enquiry into Teacher Perspectives of Philosophy for/with Children (P4C) Practice in Irish Educate Together Schools
This thesis explores the practice of Philosophy for/with Children (P4C) in Irish Educate Together schools through teacher perspectives, encompassing wider themes of education and democracy in Ireland. Within this exploration is a focus on the articulation and analysis of teachers’ accounts of how …