Childhood, Philosophy and Open Society Implications for Education in Confucian Heritage Cultures /

The purpose of this book is to develop a theory and practice of education from Karl Poppers falsificationist philosophy for promoting an open society.� Specifically, the book is designed to develop an educational programme for achieving Poppers ideal of fostering critical thinking in children for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lam, Chi-Ming. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ; 22
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-06-2
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Theoretical and Practical Justifications for Poppers Non-Justificationism.-�Chapter 3 Education for Open Society as an Educational Ideal
  • Chapter 4 An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Lipmans Philosophy for Children Programme on Promoting Childrens Critical Thinking in Hong Kong, China
  • Chapter 5 Reconceptualisation of Childhood for Promoting Justice in an Open Society
  • Chapter 6 Conclusions.