Abstract
Philosophy with Children is Democracy in Action and thus part and parcel
of Civic Education. This slogan canbe supported, first, because the respective
methods of Philosophy with Children and Civic Education are very
similar: namely, by the fact that political socialisation is driven substantially
by developing communication competences, a concern at the heart of
Philosophy with Children. Second, reflecting the basic concepts and values
of civic education is first and foremost a philosophical issue. Data recently
collected amongst children and teenagers aged 4 to 17 in Scotland and
Switzerland on the question "In what kind of society do you want to live?"
used Catherine McCalI's "Community of Philosophical Inquiry" (CoPI) to
corroborate these assumptions and to contribute to understanding how
Philosophy with Children complements Civic Education in terms of its
methodology and its content: the discussions on justice lay the foundations
upon which society can act politically.
of Civic Education. This slogan canbe supported, first, because the respective
methods of Philosophy with Children and Civic Education are very
similar: namely, by the fact that political socialisation is driven substantially
by developing communication competences, a concern at the heart of
Philosophy with Children. Second, reflecting the basic concepts and values
of civic education is first and foremost a philosophical issue. Data recently
collected amongst children and teenagers aged 4 to 17 in Scotland and
Switzerland on the question "In what kind of society do you want to live?"
used Catherine McCalI's "Community of Philosophical Inquiry" (CoPI) to
corroborate these assumptions and to contribute to understanding how
Philosophy with Children complements Civic Education in terms of its
methodology and its content: the discussions on justice lay the foundations
upon which society can act politically.
| Translated title of the contribution | Philosophising with children is active democracy |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Title of host publication | Politische Bildung in der Demokratie |
| Subtitle of host publication | Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven |
| Editors | Béatrice Ziegler, Monika Waldis |
| Place of Publication | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 137-154 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783658189327 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- civic education
- democracy in action
- political socialisation