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ERIC Number: EJ1355195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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EISSN: EISSN-2148-9378
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Experiences of Primary School Students and Classroom Teachers in Philosophical Events
International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, v9 spec iss p809-822 2022
This study aims to reveal the experiences of primary school students and teachers in the philosophical activities organized with children. As one of the case studies types, a holistic single case pattern was adopted in the study. The study group was composed of primary school third-grade students and their classroom teacher, and activities on philosophy with children were carried out over the period of seven weeks with the participants. The data for the study was collected through observation notes, interviews, and diaries. Descriptive and content analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Considering the teacher's views and observation notes as a result of the seven-week practices carried out within the framework of philosophical activities with children, it was observed that the students participated in the activities willingly and fondly and were active in the process. Moreover, it was observed that the students were in the questioning process throughout the activities, put forward different ideas, tried to reason, defend their ideas, and were open to discussion and communication. The teacher stated that the philosophical activities were different, enjoyable, and instructive for her and her students. The views expressed by the students about philosophical activities in their diaries were collected under various themes. In the themes, students stated that they had discussions, that they were in the process of questioning, their perspectives gained change, and they achieved more detailed ways of thinking. They also stated that the activities were fun, they learned to reason, and they created new, different ideas. They also explained that they learned new things, their imagination-sense of freedom expanded, and they engaged in different activities.
International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies. Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey. e-mail: ijpesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://ijpes.com/index.php/ijpes/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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