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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Format: | Electronic |
Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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Series: | Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ;
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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.