Childhood, Philosophy and Open Society (Record no. 100166)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789814451062
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-981-4451-06-2
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Classification number LB1101-1139
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Subject category code JNLA
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Subject category code EDU023000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 372.21
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lam, Chi-Ming.
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Childhood, Philosophy and Open Society
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Implications for Education in Confucian Heritage Cultures /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Chi-Ming Lam.
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Extent XIII, 185 p. 1 illus.
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Series statement Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ;
Volume number/sequential designation 22
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Theoretical and Practical Justifications for Popper’s Non-Justificationism.- Chapter 3 Education for Open Society as an Educational Ideal -- Chapter 4 An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Lipman’s Philosophy for Children Programme on Promoting Children’s Critical Thinking in Hong Kong, China -- Chapter 5 Reconceptualisation of Childhood for Promoting Justice in an Open Society -- Chapter 6 Conclusions.
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Summary, etc The purpose of this book is to develop a theory and practice of education from Karl Popper’s falsificationist philosophy for promoting an open society.  Specifically, the book is designed to develop an educational programme for achieving Popper’s ideal of fostering critical thinking in children for full participation in an open democratic society. Arguing that Matthew Lipman’s Philosophy for Children (P4C) programme can fulfil the requirements of Popper’s educational ideal in schools, this study conducted an experiment to assess the effectiveness of the programme in promoting students’ critical thinking in Hong Kong, China – arguably a Confucian heritage society.  The students who were taught P4C were found to perform better in the reasoning test than those who were not, to be capable of discussing philosophical problems in a competent way, and to have a very positive attitude towards doing philosophy in the classroom.  It was also found that P4C played a major role in developing the students’ critical thinking. Considering that the construction of children by adults as incompetent in the sense of lacking reason, maturity, or independence reinforces the traditional structure of adult authority over children in society, it runs counter to the goal of fostering critical thinking in children.  As a way to return justice to childhood and to effectively promote critical thinking in children, this study suggested reconstructing the concept of childhood, highlighting the importance of establishing a coherent public policy on promotion of agency in children and also the importance of empowering them to participate actively in research, legal, and educational institutions.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education
General subdivision Philosophy.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Early childhood education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Childhood Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Philosophy of Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Sociology of Education.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9789814451055
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Uniform title Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ;
Volume number/sequential designation 22
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-06-2
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