MoL-2013-22: Philosophy in primary schools - Developing teachers' manuals for different age groups

MoL-2013-22: Booy, Heleen (2013) Philosophy in primary schools - Developing teachers' manuals for different age groups. [Report]

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Abstract

There is a discrepancy between the main skills taught in primary
education and those important in later life: In particular, critical
and creative thinking skills remain insufficiently highlighted in
primary education. Nevertheless, it has been demonstrated that these
skills can be developed at primary school age. One way to foster such
skills is to offer a special subject in primary schools: philosophy
for children. This subject aims, specifically, to give children the
opportunity to form their own answers to questions, and to reflect on
different views with each other.

Many primary school teachers might be enthusiastic about including
philosophy in the curriculum, but currently, they do not have many
tools or materials to implement this; existing teachers’ manuals are
in some ways inaccessible to people without a philosophical
background. Hence, it would help to have an introductory teachers’
manual, accessible to primary school teachers. This study addresses
that need. The aim of the study was twofold. Firstly, I acquired
insights into how to implement adequate philosophy classes for
different age groups, based on experiences gained in a primary
school. Secondly, based on these insights, I designed two teachers’
manuals that are accessible to primary school teachers without a
philosophical background.

Item Type:	Report
Report Nr:	MoL-2013-22
Series Name:	Master of Logic Thesis (MoL) Series
Year:	2013
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Logic; Language
Date Deposited:	12 Oct 2016 14:38
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2016 14:38
URI:	https://eprints.illc.uva.nl/id/eprint/911

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