Developing the language of thinking within a classroom community of inquiry: pre-service teachers' experiences

We argue that the "community of inquiry" approach, using reading materials modelled on Lipman's Philosophy for Children programme, is a theoretically justified and teacher-friendly means of promoting effective thinking skills. The stimulus materials, used by the pre-service teachers,...

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Main Authors: Lena Green, Janet Condy, Agnes Chigona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Education Association of South Africa 2012-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Education
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002012000300008