Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools
The introduction of Philosophy and Ethics to the Western Australian Certificate of Education courses in 2008 brought philosophy into the Western Australian secondary school curriculum for the first time. How philosophy came to be included is part of a larger story about the commitment and perseveran...
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| description | The introduction of Philosophy and Ethics to the Western Australian Certificate of Education courses in 2008 brought philosophy into the Western Australian secondary school curriculum for the first time. How philosophy came to be included is part of a larger story about the commitment and perseverance of a relatively small number of Australian educators and their belief in the value of introducing philosophical communities of inquiry into school classrooms through a revised pedagogy which could sit comfortably with an outcomes-based education system. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-410582019-02-19T04:26:19Z Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools Millett, Stephan Tapper, Alan The introduction of Philosophy and Ethics to the Western Australian Certificate of Education courses in 2008 brought philosophy into the Western Australian secondary school curriculum for the first time. How philosophy came to be included is part of a larger story about the commitment and perseverance of a relatively small number of Australian educators and their belief in the value of introducing philosophical communities of inquiry into school classrooms through a revised pedagogy which could sit comfortably with an outcomes-based education system. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41058 10.1080/00131857.2013.771444 Routledge fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Millett, Stephan Tapper, Alan Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title | Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title_full | Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title_fullStr | Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title_short | Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools |
| title_sort | philosophy and ethics in western australian secondary schools |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41058 |