Enabling Students' Voices and Identities: Philosophical Inquiry in a Time of Discord

Arie Kizel's book addresses the challenges of authentic inclusion of children from silenced, marginalized, and excluded groups in communities of philosophical inquiry, exploring how discourse about multiple identities and narratives can enrich the theoretical foundations of philosophy for/with children and the challenge of various identities and their uniqueness within childhood.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 17 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Educational systems worldwide face the challenge of enabling the voices of children from silenced, marginalized, and excluded groups to be heard in communities of philosophical inquiry. Children from unprivileged socioeconomic sectors or minorities, whose narrative is not in accord with that of the dominant mainstream narrative, often feel uncomfortable expressing their feelings, experiences, and philosophical questions during these communities. They prefer not to raise the questions from their identity perspective, even if they are friendly. These communities of inquiry are governed by the hegemonic meta-narrative, which can be challenging for children from diverse backgrounds. Arie Kizel's book addresses these challenges by analyzing how discourse about multiple identities and narratives can enrich the theoretical foundations of philosophy for/with children, as opposed to sterile banking and normalizing education. It also explores the challenge of various identities and their uniqueness within childhood and offers theoretical and pedagogical-educational solutions within philosophy for and with children. This book furthers our understanding of dialogical inquiry, particularly within a pluralistic environment that explicitly promotes democratic culture.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666957648