The Role of Philosophy in Elementary and Secondary Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Four scholar/researchers examine the role of philosophy in elementary and secondary education (ESE), from the perspectives of: 1) its role in disciplinary inquiry (math, history, science, etc); 2) communal philosophical inquiry as a distinctive pedagogical form in a school setting; 3) the role of philosophy in authentic democratic governance within the classroom and the school; and 4) the role of philosophy in the preparation and ongoing development of ESE teachers. Each participant will present a short (10 minute) summary on one of these topics, following which a list of questions will be generated by both participants and audience, and a discussion ensue, facilitated by the Chair.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Philosophical Studies in Education

Chair

• David Knowles Kennedy, Montclair State University

Papers

• Philosophical In(ter)ventions in the Mathematics Classroom - Nadia Stoyanova Kennedy, New York City College of Technology - CUNY

• Communal Philosophical Inquiry Through Ignorance, Invention, and Improvisation: A Latin American Perspective - Walter Kohan, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and University of British Columbia

• Communal Philosophical Inquiry and the Paradox of Criticality: Democratic Vistas - Daniel Fisherman, Montclair State University

• Finding Child Beyond "Child": Philosophy With Children in Foundation-Phase Teacher Education in South Africa - Karin Saskia Murris, University of Cape Town