Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1985
Journal / Book Title
Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children
Abstract
Young children possess attributes which deserve to be called philosophical. These may be separated into two broad clusters: a structural or methodological component and a substantive component. These components provide the basis of a curriculum and teaching methodology which addresses some key educational objectives. Philosophy for Children is a program which utilizes and expands upon the capacity for reflection and inquiry which all children possess by creating, in the classroom, a community of inquiry. This is achieved with the help of three resources: (a) a philosophical novel, (b) an accompanying manual for teachers, (c) a teacher who is both philosophically aware and able to transmit this awareness to others.
DOI
https://doi-org.ezproxy.montclair.edu/10.5840/thinking1985549
Book Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
0190-3330
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Splitter, Laurance J., "(1985) Philosophy for Children: An Important Curriculum Innovation" (1985). Collected Papers of Laurance J. Splitter. 6.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc-lsplitter/6
Published Citation
Splitter, Laurance J. (1985) Philosophy for Children: An Important Curriculum Innovation. Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 5(4): 47-53.