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Title Philosophy for children in transition : problems and prospects / edited by Nancy Vansieleghem and David Kennedy
Published Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

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Description 1 online resource
Series Journal of philosophy of education book series
Journal of philosophy of education book series.
Contents Philosophy for Children in Transition: Problems and Prospects; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction: What is Philosophy for Children, What is Philosophy with Children-After Matthew Lipman?; 1: The Experience of Childhood and the Learning Society: Allowing the Child to be Philosophical and Philosophy to be Childish; 2: Philosophy for Children and its Critics: A Mendham Dialogue; 3: The Play of Socratic Dialogue; 4: Childhood, Philosophy and Play: Friedrich Schiller and the Interface between Reason, Passion and Sensation
Summary Philosophy for Children in Transition presents a diverse collection of perspectives on the worldwide educational movement of philosophy for children. Educators and philosophers establish the relationship between philosophy and the child, and clarify the significance of that relationship for teaching and learning today. The papers present a diverse range of perspectives, problems and tentative prospects concerning the theory and practice of Philosophy for Children todayThe collection familiarises an actual educational practice that is steadily gaining importance in the field of academic philosop
Notes Special issue of The journal of philosophy of education
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Children and philosophy.
Early childhood education -- Philosophy
Children and philosophy
Early childhood education -- Philosophy
Form Electronic book
Author Vansieleghem, Nancy.
Kennedy, David, 1943-
ISBN 9781444362275
1444362275
OTHER TI Journal of philosophy of education. Special issue