Dialogic teaching: Developing thinking and metacognition through philosophical discussion

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 177, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 615-631

  Fisher, Robert ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialogic teaching; Dialogue; Metacognition; Philosophy for children; Thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249151200     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701378985     Document Type: Article

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