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PLAY-toh and other thinklings – deepening the culture of inquiry in a children’s therapeutic community.
Critical thinking skills are crucial to education, as opposed to mere instruction, and to developing the civic qualities needed for effective participation in social life. This project is investigating how regular sessions of co-operative philosophical inquiry can deepen engagement and sustain a culture of inquiry within a living and learning environment.
Research question
Can regular sessions of cooperative philosophical debate encourage children and staff to engage more deeply with, and sustain and embed, a culture of inquiry within a living and learning environment?