Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Date (from‐to) : 2016/04 -2021/03
Author : Murase Tomoyuki
In this study, in order to convert philosophy and ethics classes into classes that foster thinking, We researched the aim, teaching methods, and evaluation of those classes. Conventionally, the study of the history of ideas has been the main focus of philosophy and ethics classes. We aimed to change those and create a class where students could think through discussions and dialogues with each other. However, these are new class formats for Japanese schools. Therefore, there are many difficulties in realizing them.
In order to solve these difficulties, we focused on "Philosophy for Children," which is an interactive type of philosophy education. We then proposed a method of teaching that can be implemented in Japanese schools, incorporating the philosophy and educational methods of "Philosophy for Children. Specifically, we proposed and discussed the effective use of teaching materials, the form of classes that can be connected with conventional classes, and the way of evaluation.