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Haynes, Joanna,

Children as philosophers : learning through enquiry and dialogue in the primary classroom / Joanna Haynes. - 2nd ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2008 - xi, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Thought-provoking conversations --
Making room for children to participate --
A distinctive approach to thinking through dialogue --
What kind of thinking are we teaching? --
Thinking, democracy and citizenship --
Encouraging listening --
Respecting children's ideas --
Relaxing, meditating and being silent --
Feeling for the philosophical --
Working with different age groups --
Holding and extending threads of thinking --
Planning and monitoring progress in enquiry --
Developing teaching skills through philosophy --
Thinking and learning in the whole curriculum --
What difference can philosophy make to children's learning?.


ISBN: 9780415446808 0415446805 9780415446815 (pbk.) 0415446813 (pbk.) 9780203927595 (ebook) 0203927591 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Thought and thinking--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Philosophy--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Questioning.
Discussion.

Dewey Class. No.: 370.152 / H4241