‘Philosophy for children’: A systematic review

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-380

  Trickey, S ^a   Topping, K J ^b  

^a Clackmannanshire Education Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Dialogue; Effectiveness; Philosophy for Children; Questioning; Thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644298924     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152042000248016     Document Type: Article

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