Seminar II

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Objectives

This curricular unit intends to complement the specific training in Philosophy for Children, taught in the 1st year of the Master, through practical classes and seminars, on the very methodology of research in this philosophical area: its practical and applied dimension.

Therefore, Seminário II aims to prepare students to understand the specific requirements of philosophical inquiry and research in Philosophy for Children, together with the philosophical skills on acquisition in the curricular unit of Seminar I.

Program

In each school year, the responsible for this curricular unit will choose the main work topics, according to the needs highlighted by the students in the research leading to their thesis / final project.

Teaching Methodologies

The curricular unit has a practical nature, developed in seminars where students must acquire the necessary skills to understand and carry out an independent academic research in Philosophy for Children.

Bibliography

Bibliografia Sumária/ Summary bibliography:

P. CAM, 20 Thinking Tools. Collaborative Inquiry in the Classroom, ACER Press, Victoria, 2006.

M. F. DANIEL, Epistemological and Educational Pressuppositions of P4C: from Critical Dialogue to Dialogical Critical Thinking, Gifted Education International, 22 (2007) 2 & 3.

R. FISHER, “Socratic Education: a new paradigm for philosophical enquiry?”, Creative and Critical Thinking, 4 (1996) 1, pp. 1-13.

M. GAGNON: M. SASSEVILLE, La communauté de recherche philosophique. Applications et enjeux. Laval, Québec, Les Presses de l' Université Laval, 2001.

JUUSO, H., Child, Philosophy and Education. Discussing the intellectual sources of philosophy for children, University of Oulu, Oulu, 2007.

M. LIPMAN, Thinking in Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Code

0201435

ECTS Credits

7.5

Classes

  • Práticas e Laboratórios - 30 hours
  • Seminário - 15 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • Oral presentation (in class) of the thesis project, with powerpoint support, presenting the thesis structure and listing the main issues arising from the already done research: 40%
  • Written report on the research made from the beginning of the dissertation preparation, focusing on the changes made to the initial project: 60%