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OverviewThis sourcebook of ideas is designed to help teachers, students and others interested in education to understand and engage in philosophical enquiry with children. It illustrates how philosophical discussion can help promote critical thinking as well as the moral and social values essential for citizenship in a democratic society. It also shows how a community of enquiry can be created in any classroom, enriching learning across the whole curriculum. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert FisherPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780826468055ISBN 10: 0826468055 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 19 June 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781847061492 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsWhy Philosophy? Thinking about thinking - Philosophy for Children: Teaching children to think - Community of Enquiry: Creating contexts for moral education - Stories for Thinking: Using stories to develop thinking and literacy - Socratic Teaching: Facilitating philosophical discussion - Philosophy in the Classroom: Reviewing and assessing progress - Philosophy across the Curriculum: Improving the quality of thinking and learning - Appendixes - Bibliography - Information on the internet - IndexReviews"""Author Robert Fisher (Professor of Education at Brunel University) offers an easily accessible wealth of ideas to facilitate philosophical discussion, to present contexts for moral education, to improve the quality of critical thinking, and more. A welcomed resource and a useful tool, Teaching Thinking is especially commended to the attention of classroom teachers at the secondary school and collegiate levels of instruction."" -Library Bookwatch, Jan. 2004 A welcomed resource and a useful tool, Teaching Thinking is especially commended to the attention of classroom teachers at the secondary school and collegiate levels of instruction. Library Bookwatch" A welcomed resource and a useful tool, Teaching Thinking is especially commended to the attention of classroom teachers at the secondary school and collegiate levels of instruction. Library Bookwatch Author InformationDr Robert Fisher, Professor of Education, Brunel University, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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