introducing a philosophical discussion in your classroom: an example of a community of enquiry in a greek primary school

Impact of Philosophy for Children and Its Challenges: A Systematic Review

“…Students dare to explain their views without feeling that their views will provoke controversy. In addition, teachers will also encourage learners to express their views by providing strong reasons, along with examples to support their views [ 9 , 16 , 27 , 28 , 29 ].…”

“…Students who cannot read and write will draw connections based on their life experiences [ 31 ]. In the meantime, the fifth sub-theme is concept-building skills and criteria, which refer to students’ ability to define a concept, such as explaining something and supporting the concept with other examples [ 9 ]. The sixth sub-theme is constructing questions at the beginning of the discussion session.…”

“…The sixth sub-theme is constructing questions at the beginning of the discussion session. In P4C, the skill of constructing philosophical questions is fundamental in a discussion because constructing open-ended questions (philosophical question) stimulates students to continue to discuss and hold dialogue [ 9 , 29 ]. The seventh sub-theme is decision-making skills.…”

“…The third theme is the effectiveness of the P4C program in producing civilized students. Students who were initially difficult to manage have started to follow the rules such as sitting in an orderly manner, being active listeners, being patient before expressing views and not being rude when arguing with teachers or their peers [ 9 , 16 , 27 , 29 , 30 ].…”

“…An SLR study was conducted through a quasi-experimental method on school students in England over 40 years. The study’s findings showed that P4C positively affected the students’ reasoning, reading and non-cognitive skills [ 8 , 9 ]. Meanwhile, the second SLR study by Ventista and Paparoussi [ 10 ] focused only on experimental and quasi-experimental studies, with the study supporting the cause-and-effect relationship between the P4C intervention and its findings.…”