Teaching Thinking: Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom

Teaching Thinking: Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom

by RobertFisher (Author)

Synopsis

This 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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 19 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 0826468055
ISBN 13: 9780826468055

Media Reviews
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
Author Bio
Dr Robert Fisher, Professor of Education, Brunel University, UK