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Think again : a philosophical approach to teaching /
Contemporary education is held captive by an obsession with assessment. The culture of teaching-to-the-test and spoon-feeding has distorted the purpose of teaching and destroyed the joy of free enquiry. This book offers practical advice on how to use philosophy as the cornerstone of a new approach t...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Continuum International Publishing,
2012.
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| Series: | New directions in religion and literature.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Over-Examined Life; CHAPTER 1:Encouraging Self-Sufficiency: How to Liberate Learners through Philosophy; It makes you think; Spoons and hoops; Education on a need to know basis; It's good to talk; Where philosophy begins; The power of projects; A philosophical curriculum; Theory and practice; The liberal ideal; CHAPTER 2: Socratic Mentoring: A Guide to Philosophical Approaches to Learning; The examination of your life; Waking up to philosophy; Talking for real.
- Openness to counter-argumentThe art of articulacy; Round-table discussion; Ground-rules for philosophical discussion; The place for passion; Setting the stage; Questions of interest; The things they say; The centrality of ethics; Ethical frameworks; A framework for philosophical discussion; Climbing the ladder of logic; Managing philosophical discussion; Table talk; CHAPTER 3: Philosophy within the Curriculum: How to Develop a Project-Based Approach; Project-based philosophy; The Extended Project Qualification; Philosophical learning within the International Baccalaureate.
- Philosophy within the pre-16 curriculumThinking more deeply; Putting project-based programmes on the timetable; Designing a project-based philosophy programme; Is Socrates in the staff room?; Research skills; Ground-floor research: Collection and selection; Higher-level research: Analysis and synthesis; Wikipediatrics; CHAPTER 4: Project Management: How to Supervise the Writing of Philosophy Dissertations; Project management; Choosing a research question; Using philosophy to open a closed question; Reason and emotion; Philosophy for football fans; Structuring philosophical dissertations.
- Supervising the writing of the literature reviewSupervising the writing of the discussion section; Planning a discussion; Using frameworks in discussion; Balanced discussion; Topping and tailing; Editing the dissertation; Just keeping going; CHAPTER 5: Reunifying the Curriculum: Encouraging Students to Think Philosophically in All Subject Areas; Finding philosophy everywhere; The big questions; Exploring meaning; The importance of semantics; The cultivation of understanding; Reuniting the two cultures; A philosophical approach to cross-curricular study.
- Exploring the philosophical dimension of different subjectsEntry points to the world of philosophy; Foundational questions; Philosophy and vocational education; Philosophy for plumbers; CHAPTER 6: Assessment Reassessed: An Education-Driven Assessment Model; 'Existence is not an examination'; Common concerns about continuous assessment; Developing an assessment model for philosophical learning; Assessing the quality of philosophical projects; The dead hand of Jeremy Bentham; Understanding undervalued; Time to think; CHAPTER 7: Philosophically Speaking: The Future; A School of Thought.