Undergraduate Module Descriptor

PHL2109: Philosophy with Children

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

This module has a significant practical component. Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will comprise the following elements:

Introduction to Philosophy with Children

Training session for Philosophize training resources

Deliver Philosophize sessions in schools

There will be 6 Philosophize practical sessions in schools. During the week of the school half-term holiday there will be no Philosophize session, instead there will be a seminar on the theory of Philosophy with Children

Philosophize Conference at the University – you will work with your children to deliver a 5 minute presentation

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
6	128	16

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	4	2 x 2 hour lectures/seminars with brief lecture introducing topic followed by seminar discussion
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	2	Training session for Philosophize teaching material
Placement	10	Delivering Philosophize sessions in schools
Placement	6	Philosophize Conference
Guided independent study	48	Researching and writing reflective essay
Guided independent study	40	Collaborating with partner to plan and prepare the Philosophize sessions and the Philosophize Conference
Guided independent study	40	Reading and watching videos of philosophy sessions to understand the theory and practice of Philosophy with Children

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkeEjZVaEqk (Granny and the Goldfish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DLzXAjscXk (Sara Goering: Philosophy for Kids – Sparking a Love of Learning)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_B32HtnWg&t=99s (UNSWTV – Philosophy for children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4ANiQkh3Q (Sara Stanley Philosophy for Children session)

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Gregory, M, Haynes, J and Murris, K (2016) (eds) The Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children London: Routledge

Hand, M. (2015). What Do Kids Know? A Response to Karin Murris. Studies In Philosophy & Education, 34(3), 327-330. doi:10.1007/s11217-015-9464-5

Lipman, M. (2003). Thinking in Education. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Lipman, M. (1998) Philosophy Goes To School. Philadelphia: Temple

Lipman, M., Sharp, A., Oscanyan, F. (1980). Philosophy in the Classroom. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Millett and Tapper Benefits of Collaborative Philosophical Inquiry in Schools Educational Philosophy and Theory 44 (5) doi: 10.1111/j.469-5812.2010.00727.x

Murris, K. (2016b). The Philosophy for Children Curriculum: Resisting 'Teacher Proof' Texts and the Formation of the Ideal Philosopher Child. Studies In Philosophy & Education, 35(1), 63-78. doi:10.1007/s11217-015-9466-3

Murris, K (2015) Posthumanism, Philosophy for Children and Anthony Browne’s “Little Beauty” Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature 53 (2) 59-65 DOI: 10.1353/bkb.2015.0030

Välitalo, R., Juuso, H., & Sutinen, A. (2016). Philosophy for Children as an Educational Practice. Studies In Philosophy & Education, 35(1), 79-92. doi:10.1007/s11217-015-9471-6

Vansieleghem, N. and Kennedy, D. (2012). Philosophy for Children in Transition: Problems and Prospects. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.

White, J. (2012). Philosophy in Primary Schools?. Journal Of Philosophy Of Education, 46(3), 449-460. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9752.2012.00860.x