Teaching philosophy in compulsory education: A dive into teachers’ experiences and effects
This paper presents findings from qualitative research on teachers’ experiences of practising philosophy in Icelandic schools and its effects on their work and students. The research question is: What are the teachers’ experiences of teaching philosophy in compulsory education, and how do these expe...
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ftjpischools:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/198 2024-01-21T10:07:19+01:00 Teaching philosophy in compulsory education: A dive into teachers’ experiences and effects Björnsson, Jóhann 2023-12-18 application/pdf https://account.jps.bham.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jps/article/view/198 eng eng University of Birmingham Library Services https://account.jps.bham.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jps/article/view/198/171 https://account.jps.bham.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jps/article/view/198 Copyright (c) 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Journal of Philosophy in Schools; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): From the campus to the classroom: University philosophy outreach programs 2204-2482 dialogue philosophy with children risk teachers’ experiences unpredictability in education info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjpischools 2023-12-25T18:55:29Z This paper presents findings from qualitative research on teachers’ experiences of practising philosophy in Icelandic schools and its effects on their work and students. The research question is: What are the teachers’ experiences of teaching philosophy in compulsory education, and how do these experiences shape their practices and affect their students? Nine philosophy teachers from South-West Iceland were interviewed from January to June 2021. Findings show both opportunities and challenges of practising philosophy with students. Opportunities consist of students’ training in democratic living, reflective thinking, and a better understanding of various subject matters if the tools of philosophy are used. For teachers, the main challenge of doing philosophy is the uncertainty in the classroom when teaching through dialogue. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Journal of Philosophy in Schools |
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This paper presents findings from qualitative research on teachers’ experiences of practising philosophy in Icelandic schools and its effects on their work and students. The research question is: What are the teachers’ experiences of teaching philosophy in compulsory education, and how do these experiences shape their practices and affect their students? Nine philosophy teachers from South-West Iceland were interviewed from January to June 2021. Findings show both opportunities and challenges of practising philosophy with students. Opportunities consist of students’ training in democratic living, reflective thinking, and a better understanding of various subject matters if the tools of philosophy are used. For teachers, the main challenge of doing philosophy is the uncertainty in the classroom when teaching through dialogue. |
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Teaching philosophy in compulsory education: A dive into teachers’ experiences and effects |
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