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OverviewA fully updated third edition of the highly successful guide to using discussion in the classroom to develop children's thinking, learning and literacy skills. This new edition includes material on the latest trends in teaching thinking, including dialogic teaching, creativity and personalized learning. This of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop children's minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert FisherPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.512kg ISBN: 9781847061485ISBN 10: 1847061486 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 15 April 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Thinking about Thinking; 2. Philosophy for Children; 3. Community of Enquiry; 4. Stories for Thinking; 5. Dialogic Teaching; 6. Philosophy in the Classroom; 7. Thinking across the Curriculum; Appendices; Bibliography.ReviewsThis sourcebook of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop children's minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. The models of thinking and learning described in the book will provide an inspiration for readers' own adventures in ideas with children, and a spur for their research. - SirReadaLot.org, September 2008 """This sourcebook of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop children's minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. The models of thinking and learning described in the book will provide an inspiration for readers' own adventures in ideas with children, and a spur for their research."" - SirReadaLot.org, September 2008" Author InformationDr Robert Fisher is Professor of Education in the School of Education, Brunel University, UK. He is also Director of the Centre for Research in Teaching Thinking. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |