exploring the application of empirical research in philosophy for children: analysis of two case studies in caring thinking
This study examines whether the effectiveness of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program can be validated through empirical research. I begin by analyzing Matthew Lipman’s pioneering empirical research from the 1970s, where he assessed improvements in critical thinking among elementary students wh...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) |
| Repositorio: | Childhood & Philosophy (Rio de Janeiro. Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br:article/88956 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/childhood/article/view/88956 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | caring thinking empirical research lipman philosophy for children pensamento cuidadoso pesquisa empírica filosofia para crianças pensamiento cuidadoso investigación empírica filosofía para niños |
| Sumario: | This study examines whether the effectiveness of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program can be validated through empirical research. I begin by analyzing Matthew Lipman’s pioneering empirical research from the 1970s, where he assessed improvements in critical thinking among elementary students who participated in his lessons using his philosophical novel. Next, I explore Lipman’s rationale for integrating caring thinking with critical and creative thinking in the multidimensional approach to thinking, and I discuss the implications of caring thinking’s emergence. I then analyze research trends in caring thinking through empirical studies conducted both in South Korea and internationally. Finally, I present two research cases I conducted—one quantitative and one qualitative—examining caring thinking as the central focus. I analyze the results in detail and discuss common implications found in both approaches, exploring how the limitations of each method might be complemented by the other. In conclusion, I argue that empirical research of caring thinking, conducted through complementary quantitative and qualitative approaches, can demonstrate and reinforce P4C’s philosophical goals. |
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