Objectives and competences
Introducing students (theoretically and practically) and encourage them for further training.
Introducing students both theoretically and practically to the development of autonomous, critical and reflective thinking and to the research of ethical, social and cognitive problems. To present (in theory and practice) and introduce them to philosophy with children: caring thinking, collaborative thinking, creative thinking and critical thinking. Introducing students to the facilitation of philosophical dialogue.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Caring, collaborative, critical and creative thinking with P4C.
- Creating a community of inquiry.
- The role of the facilitator, the role of philosophical discussion and leading a philosophical discussion through facilitation.
- The place of philosophy for children and adolescents in the primary school curriculum.
The relationship between content and process in P4C.
- Reading books and manuals for individual levels of solving (philosophical) problems: the field of ethics, society and knowledge.
Learning and teaching methods
The course is based on the principles of experiential and problem-based learning. It will be a combination of theoretical and practical work in groups. Analysis of audio/video recordings included.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course students are expected to:
- understood and evaluate the fundamental principles of philosophy with children.
- Able to design, conceptualize the process and able to choose appropriate interventions.
- Capable of a holistic (cognitive, social and emotional) approach by developing elements of philosophical thinking with children.
Readings
Hymer, B. in Sutcliffe, R. (2017). Filozofija za otroke. Zelo kratek uvod. Ljubljana: Krtina.
Šimenc, M. (2002). Filozofija za otroke: osnovni elementi programa. FNM (Filozofija na maturi). 2002 1-4. Ljubljana: RIC.
GARTNER, Smiljana. Spoštovanje individuuma in preseganje individualizma s feministicno etiko in s filozofijo za otroke. Analiza : casopis za kriticno misel. [Tiskana izd.]. 2018, letn. 22, št. 3, str. 19-31. ISSN 1408-2969.
Citanke:
Lipman, M. (2004). Liza in eticna raziskovanja. Založba Goga.
Lipman, M. (2003). Kriticno mišljenje: citanka Harijeva odkritja. Ljubljana: Krtina.
Lipman, M. (2005). Marko in raziskovanje družbe. Ljubljana: Krtina
Aktualni teksti v znanstveni in strokovni (domaci in tuji) periodiki
Additional information on implementation and assessment Midterm exams. 50%
Continuing assessment of progress. 50%
