Philosophy with Children and Teacher Education

Arie Kizel is Associate Professor at the Department of Learning and Instructional Sciences at the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel. He is the Co-Founder and President of the Mediterranean Association for Philosophy with Children. During 2017-2022 he was the President of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC).

• About the editorList of contributorsEditor introduction Part 1: Transforming teacher education and teacher training with Philosophy for/with Children Teacher Education: Developments, characteristics, and challengesAyelet Becher Philosophy for/with Children, Teacher Training, and value transmission: Contradictions, problems, and a solutionViktor Gardelli Using Philosophy for/with Children in initial Teacher Education as a pedagogical approach to challenge neoliberalism in educationRhiannon Love The teacher in a community of (philosophical) inquiry: "Sage on the side and guide on the stage"Laurance J. Splitter Philosophy for/with Children and teachers’ perspectives: the need to understand teachers’ beliefs and valuesBen Kilby Transforming Teacher Education with Philosophy for ChildrenLizzy Lewis Philosophical teaching-and-learning: Professional development for every teacherRoger SutcliffePart 2: Between professional knowledge, assessment, and professional development Moving beyond official prescriptions towards a professional pedagogy of reasoning and dialogue in initial teacher educationRoger Sutcliffe and Diane Swift Committing to concepts: making explicit the significance of philosophical dialogues in the professional formation of teachersDiane Swift Training Philosophy for Children Facilitators via technology and peer assessmentKeith J. Topping Teacher interventions in the community of philosophical inquiry: Standards-referenced assessment toolsJanette PoultonPart 3: Embedding Philosophy for/with Children to Teacher Education Embedding Philosophy for/with Children in initial Teacher Education: a stealth modelRhiannon Love and Emma Gogo Integrating Philosophy for/with Children within a final year teacher education curriculum in South AfricaLena Green and Janet Condy From philosophy in school to a philosophy school: philosophy workshops to revive the thirst for knowledgeEdwige Chirouter Contagious commitment: what might a Philosophy for Children summer camp offer Teacher Education programs?Alex Newby, Daniel J. Anderson, Jason Chen, Arthur C. Wolf, and Susan T. Gardner Part 4 Challenging the curriculum with philosophical topics Philosophy from the corners: Incorporating philosophical inquiry into a crowded curriculumWendy C. Turgeon Education in the context of uncertainty Susan T. Gardner Philosophising with children: Uncertainty as a challenge for teachers and a learning opportunity in an age of riskKerstin Michalik Philosophy for/with Children and learning for sustainability: Lessons for teachersClaire Cassidy Rethinking teacher preparation for teaching controversial topics in a community of inquirySimone Thornton, Gilbert Burgh, Jennifer Bleazby and Mary GrahamPart 5: Becoming a Philosophy for Children teacher: Challenges and opportunities Becoming a Philosophy for Children teacher through informal training: Challenges, opportunities and conducive conditionsKei Nishiyama, Taiji Ogawa, Tomoyuki Murase and Kohei Seki Becoming philosophical student teachersJude Penny What conflicts do teachers face in the process of transforming their professional identities through Philosophy for Children in their first years of practice?Wakako Good and Eriko Yamabe