Philosophy and Childhood - Critical Perspectives and Affirmative Practices

Informationen zum Autor Walter Kohan is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Klappentext Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education. Zusammenfassung Kohan offers a transformative! revolutionary! and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Maughn Gregory Presentation PART I: PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Some Biographical Remarks and Philosophical Questions within Philosophy for Children 2. Celebrating Thirty Years of Philosophy for Children 3. Good-bye to Matthew Lipman (and Ann Margaret Sharp) 4. The Politics of Formation: A Critique of Philosophy for Children PART II: PHILOSOPHIZING IN CHILDHOOD. AFFIRMATIVE PRACTICES 5. Philosophy at Public Schools of Brasilia, DF. 6. [Some] Reasons for Doing Philosophy with Children 7. Philosophizing with Children at a Philosophical Camp 8. Does Philosophy Fit in Caxias? A Latin American Project 9. Philosophy as Spiritual and Political Exercise in an Adult Literacy Course

Product details

• Authors: W Kohan, W. Kohan, Walter Omar Kohan
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2014
• EAN: 9781137469168
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46916-8
• No. of pages: 143
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Soziologie, B, Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung, Sociology of Education, Education, Sociology, philosophy of education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy and theory of education, Education and state, Education Policy, Educational Philosophy, Education—Philosophy, Educational sociology, School management and organization, School administration, Early Childhood Education, Palgrave Education Collection, Educational strategies and policy