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Paperback Thinking in Education Book

ISBN: 052140911X

ISBN13: 9780521409117

Thinking in Education

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The first edition of Thinking in Education made a case for inserting thinking into all levels of education by infusing critical thinking into existing disciplines. Matthew Lipman, a leading education... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Thinking for Educators

This book is essential reading for all who purport to be professional educators of children. Thinking comes before learning and this excellent book sets out the fundamentals in teaching effective thinking in a democratic and caring manner. Why not find out more about the process invented by Mat Lipman which is Philosophy for Children. It will rock your world!!

Thinking in Education

"Critical thinking" has become an educational buzzword with many diverse and sometimes conflicting definitions and teaching approaches. Educators - at all levels - need to understand definitions of "critical thinking" that clearly indicate just what critical thinking is, what a significant improvement of thinking is, how its improvement can be made operational, and how critical thinking can be effectively taught. Mathew Lipman's second edition of Thinking in Education proposes constructive and creative guidance without pretending to be the final definitive word on this complex and challenging matter. Matthew Lipman is not an armchair educational philosopher, but one who has been in the "trenches" for many years. He began over thirty years ago at Montclair State University the Philosophy for Children program, which is now an international movement. The pedagogy of a community of inquiry, developed in the Philosophy for Children program, is proposed as a social context within which to teach critical, creative, and caring thinking. It encourages exploration, curiosity, and organization, and gives back to students some of the natural incentives to venture they experienced after their own birth and began exploring and figuring out their world. Thinking in Education is a theoretical work, sprinkled with some practical suggestions, based on the author's experience and research in this program, and on his reflections on thinking in general. Though Matthew Lipman does not give applications of his ideas to specific disciplines, and though some might take issue with his emphasis on philosophy for children, Thinking in Education will provide some important theoretical guidance for all levels of education: the state departments of education, higher education, teacher training, and professional development. Claude Gratton, Antelope Valley College
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