Philosophy for children - advances and current challenges: a systematic literature review

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https://doi.org/10.15536/reducarmais.5.2021.2457

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Philosophy for Children, Advances, Challenges, Communities of inquiry, Systematic review

Abstract

The Philosophy for Children (FpC) program is an educational proposal developed by Matthew Lipman and Ann Shapp (1990), whose main purpose is to develop in children the ability to think for themselves. In this context, a systematic literature review was conducted with a focus on the FpC program in early elementary school, with the aim of describing the main advances and current challenges in this area. The search covered the period from 2018 to 2020, and, of 153 articles returned, 26 studies composed this review. The results revealed that the main advances are the importance of the research communities, the relevance of working with FpC even in the first years of schooling and the need for an efficient conduction in the process of elaborating questions for the FpC program sessions. The challenges mainly comprise the figure of the teacher, and the obstacles faced by them in the application of the FpC program.

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Author Biography

Mayara Faria de Souza, Prefeitura Municipal de Bandeirantes/PR

Master's in progress at the Federal University of Paraná UTFPR, in the Postgraduate Program in Teaching of Human, Social and Nature Sciences. Specialization from Universidade Paulista, in Special Education. Also specialist by the State University of Northern Paraná UENP, in Geography and Regional Development: Nature, Society and Teaching of Geography. Second Graduation from the Metropolitan University of Santos, Degree in Philosophy. First Graduation from the State University of Northern Paraná UENP, in a Full Degree in Geography. Active member of the Research group: Public Policy Observatory, under the guidance of Prof. Doctor: David da Silva Pereira. Child Education Teacher, from the civil servants board of the municipality of Bandeirantes/PR.

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2021-08-17

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Faria de Souza, M. (2021). Philosophy for children - advances and current challenges: a systematic literature review. Educar Mais, 5(4), 917–933. https://doi.org/10.15536/reducarmais.5.2021.2457

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