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ERIC Number: EJ794988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 15
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 25
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1477-8785
Integrating Philosophy for Children and Young Adults into the Public Schools: Tales from Long Beach, California
Goering, Sara; Whittaker, Debbie
Theory and Research in Education, v5 n3 p341-355 2007
In this article we describe our experiences in developing and expanding a philosophy in the schools program in Long Beach, California. We point to similarities and differences between our program and other philosophy for children programs, and describe the concerns and growing pains our program has experienced in its first seven years of existence. (Contains 12 notes.)
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Public Schools, Children, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Grade 5, Middle Schools, High Schools
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California