Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1991

Journal / Book Title

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

Abstract

Young people engaged in philosophical dialogue sometimes exhibit resistance to the program, expressed in boredom, impatience, and sometimes even rejection. My theory is that, in addition to a lot of reasons like the ones just cited, the problem has to do with the way schools and classrooms are structured, which in turn is the result of an overall educational model--what Matthew Lipman has referred to as "tribal" or "information-acquisition" education. I want to argue that there is a "new" educational model—in fact it is already about 200 years old—and that it has the strucmral characteristics which provide place for what Lipman refers to as "participatory collaborative community." This paper is about that model, and about how it provides a place for conversation, dialogue and community.

Book Publisher

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children

Journal ISSN / Book ISBN

0190-3330

Published Citation

Kennedy, David (1991) The Community of Inquiry and Educational Structure. Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 9(4): 20-23.

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